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uuencode — Encode binary files into ASCII for transport via mediums that only support simple ASCII encoding. Mo
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How to use the
uuencode command: Encode binary files into ASCII for transport via mediums that only support simple ASCII encoding. More information: <https://manned.org/uuencode>.Solution
uuencode — Encode binary files into ASCII for transport via mediums that only support simple ASCII encoding. More information: <https://manned.org/uuencode>.Encode a file and print the result to
stdout:uuencode {{path/to/input_file}} {{output_file_name_after_decoding}}Encode a file and write the result to a file:
uuencode -o {{path/to/output_file}} {{path/to/input_file}} {{output_file_name_after_decoding}}Encode a file using Base64 instead of the default uuencode encoding and write the result to a file:
uuencode {{[-m|--base64]}} -o {{path/to/output_file}} {{path/to/input_file}} {{output_file_name_after_decoding}}Code Snippets
Encode a file and print the result to `stdout`
uuencode {{path/to/input_file}} {{output_file_name_after_decoding}}Encode a file and write the result to a file
uuencode -o {{path/to/output_file}} {{path/to/input_file}} {{output_file_name_after_decoding}}Encode a file using Base64 instead of the default uuencode encoding and write the result to a file
uuencode {{[-m|--base64]}} -o {{path/to/output_file}} {{path/to/input_file}} {{output_file_name_after_decoding}}Context
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