NAME

uuencode — encode data into uuencoding/base64 to standard output

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

uuencode reads file, encode it in uuencoding or base64 and writes the results into standard output. If no file is given, uuencode reads from the standard input. If no decode_pathname is given for the path printed in the output, then ‘-’ is used.

OPTIONS

-m

Encode data into base64

EXIT STATUS

The uuencode utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

SEE ALSO

base64(1)

STANDARDS

uuencode should be compliant with the IEEE Std 1003.1-2024 (“POSIX.1”) specification.

AUTHORS

Haelwenn (lanodan) Monnier <contact+utils@hacktivis.me>