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).