= uuencode, uudecode: encode/decode a file  *uuencode* [ _sourcefile_ ] _remotefile_ *uudecode* [ *-p* ] [ _encodedfile ..._ ]  _Uuencode_ and _Uudecode_ are used to transmit files over transmissionmediums that do not support other than simple ASCII data. _Uuencode_ converts a file to a purely ASCII based representation. Itencodes the contents of _sourcefile_ or the standard input if no sourcefile is given. The _remotefile_ is included in the encoded file's headeras the name of the file into which _uudecode_ should place the decodeddata. The header also includes the permission modes of the source fileso that these can be preserved on decoding. The encoded output of_uuencode_ is sent to the standard output. _Uudecode_ reads a file, ignoring any leading and trailing lines thatare not part of the encoding, and recreates the original file with thefilename and mode specified in it's header. The file to decode is_encodedfile_ or standard input if none is given. The *-p* flag can beused to send the decoded data to standard output rather than saving itin the file whose name is specified in the header. == EXAMPLES Encode a dis file limbo.dis so that it can be included in a mailmessage: ....uuencode limbo.dis limbo.dis > tmp<place in mail message and send to recipient>.... Decode the mail message(msg say): ....cat msg | uudecode.... This creates the file limbo.dis. Decode the mail message into a file of your choosing(tmp.dis say): ....cat msg | uudecode -p > tmp.dis.... == SOURCE */appl/cmd/uuencode.b* +*/appl/cmd/uudecode.b* == BUGS The encoded file is expanded by at least a third. +Decoding a file may overwrite an existing file. +Uuencode should take the remote file name to be the same as the sourcefile if one is not given.