.Dd February 13, 2015
.Dt UUDECODE 1
.Os sbase
.Sh NAME
.Nm uudecode
.Nd decode a uuencoded file
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl m
.Op Fl o Ar output
.Op Ar file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
reads
.Ar file
(or by default, the standard input) and writes a decoded
version to the file specified in the uuencoded header. In case that
the file already exists, it is truncated. Otherwise a new file is
created. After the operation the permissions of the created/accessed
are changed to reflect the mode in the header.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl m
Use Base64 for decoding.
.It Fl o Ar output
Use the file specified by
.Ar output
instead of standard output.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr uuencode 1
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is compliant with the
.St -p1003.1-2008
specification.
.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
For safety currently uudecode operates only on regular files and
stdout. Trying to uudecode to a link, directory, or special file
yields an error.