43 lines
1.3 KiB
Groff
43 lines
1.3 KiB
Groff
.TH UUE 1
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.SH NAME
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uue, uuencode \- encode a binary file to ASCII (e.g., for mailing)
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBuue\fR [\fB\-\fIn\fR] \fIfile\fR [\fB\-\fR]\fR
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.br
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.de FL
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.TP
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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\\$2
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..
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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..
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.SH OPTIONS
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.FL "\-\fIn\fR" "How many lines to put in each file"
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX "uue file" "Encode \fIfile\fR to \fIfile.uue\fR"
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.EX "uue file \- >x" "Encode \fIfile\fR and write on \fIstdout\fR"
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.EX "uue \-800 file" "Output on \fIfile.uaa\fR, \fIfile.uab\fR etc."
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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\fIUuencode\fR is a famous program that converts an arbitrary (usually binary)
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file to an encoding using only 64 ASCII characters.
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\fIUudecode\fR converts it back to the original file.
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The \fIuue\fR and \fIuud\fR programs are the
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\s-1MINIX 3\s-1
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versions of these programs, and are compatible with the \s-2UNIX\s0 ones.
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The files produced can even be sent successfully over BITNET, which is
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notorious for mangling files.
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It is possible to have \fIuue\fR automatically split the encoded file up
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into small chunks.
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The output files then get the suffixes \fI.uaa\fR, \fI.uab\fR, etc., instead
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of \fI.uue\fR.
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When \fIuud\fR is given \fIfile.uaa\fR to decode, it automatically includes
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the subsequent pieces.
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The encoding takes 3 bytes (24 bits) from the input file and renders it
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as 4 bytes in the output file.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR btoa (1),
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.BR uud (1).
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