NAME
uue, uuencode - encode a binary file to ASCII (e.g., for
mailing)
SYNOPSIS
uue [-n] file [-]
OPTIONS
-n How many lines to put in each file
EXAMPLES
uue file # Encode file to file.uue
uue file - >x # Encode file and write on stdout
uue -800 file # Output on file.uaa, file.uab etc.
DESCRIPTION
Uuencode is a famous program that converts an arbitrary
(usually binary) file to an encoding using only 64 ASCII
characters. Uudecode converts it back to the original file.
The uue and uud programs are the MINIX 3 versions of these
programs, and are compatible with the UNIX ones. The files
produced can even be sent successfully over BITNET, which is
notorious for mangling files. It is possible to have uue
automatically split the encoded file up into small chunks.
The output files then get the suffixes .uaa, .uab, etc.,
instead of .uue. When uud is given file.uaa to decode, it
automatically includes the subsequent pieces. The encoding
takes 3 bytes (24 bits) from the input file and renders it
as 4 bytes in the output file.
SEE ALSO
btoa(1), uud(1).