.Dd March 18, 2015
.Dt UUENCODE 1
.Os sbase
.Sh NAME
.Nm uuencode
.Nd encode a binary file
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl m
.Op Ar file
.Ar name
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
reads
.Ar file
and writes an encoded version to stdout.
The encoding uses only printing ASCII characters and
includes the mode of the file and the operand
.Ar name
for use by uudecode.
If no
.Ar name
is given
.Nm
reads from stdin.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl m
Use Base64 for encoding.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr uudecode 1
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is compliant with the
.St -p1003.1-2008
specification.