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  1. .\" utils-std: Collection of commonly available Unix tools
  2. .\" Copyright 2017 Haelwenn (lanodan) Monnier <contact+utils@hacktivis.me>
  3. .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
  4. .Dd March 25, 2025
  5. .Dt UUENCODE 1
  6. .Os
  7. .Sh NAME
  8. .Nm uuencode
  9. .Nd encode data into uuencoding/base64 to standard output
  10. .Sh SYNOPSIS
  11. .Nm
  12. .Op Fl m
  13. .Op Oo Ar file Oc Ar decode_pathname
  14. .Sh DESCRIPTION
  15. .Nm
  16. reads
  17. .Ar file ,
  18. encode it in uuencoding or base64 and writes the results into standard output.
  19. If no
  20. .Ar file
  21. is given,
  22. .Nm
  23. reads from the standard input.
  24. If no
  25. .Ar decode_pathname
  26. is given for the path printed in the output, then
  27. .Ql -
  28. is used.
  29. .Sh OPTIONS
  30. .Bl -tag -width _m
  31. .It Fl m
  32. Encode data into base64
  33. .El
  34. .Sh EXIT STATUS
  35. .Ex -std
  36. .Sh SEE ALSO
  37. .Xr base64 1
  38. .Sh STANDARDS
  39. .Nm
  40. should be compliant with the
  41. IEEE Std 1003.1-2024 (“POSIX.1”)
  42. specification.
  43. .Sh AUTHORS
  44. .An Haelwenn (lanodan) Monnier Aq Mt contact+utils@hacktivis.me