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