Linux uuencode command

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The Linux uuencode command is used to restore files encoded with uuencode.

Early transmission protocols in many Unix systems could only transmit seven-bit characters and did not support binary files, such as Chinese text files which use eight bits, so they could not be transmitted completely to another machine. The uuencode command can convert binary files into seven-bit files for transmission, and then be restored on the other machine with uudecode. It is most commonly used for sending binary files via email. The encoded data with uuencode start with 'begin' and end with 'end'.

Syntax

 compress[required parameters][optional parameters][directory or file]

Parameter Description:

Required Parameters:

• None

Select Parameters:

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• v Display Version Information

Online Examples

Restore Archive

# uuencode test.uud

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