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.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved
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.TH "UUDECODE" 1P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
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.\" uudecode
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.SH PROLOG
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This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.
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The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult
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the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior),
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or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
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.SH NAME
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uudecode \- decode a binary file
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.LP
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\fBuudecode\fP \fB[\fP\fB-o\fP \fIoutfile\fP\fB][\fP\fIfile\fP\fB]\fP\fB\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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The \fIuudecode\fP utility shall read a file, or standard input if
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no file is specified, that includes data created by the \fIuuencode\fP
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utility. The \fIuudecode\fP utility shall scan the input file, searching
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for
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data compatible with one of the formats specified in \fIuuencode\fP,
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and attempt to
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create or overwrite the file described by the data (or overridden
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by the \fB-o\fP option). The pathname shall be contained in the
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data or specified by the \fB-o\fP option. The file access permission
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bits and contents for the file to be produced shall be
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contained in that data. The mode bits of the created file (other than
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standard output) shall be set from the file access permission
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bits contained in the data; that is, other attributes of the mode,
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including the file mode creation mask (see \fIumask\fP()), shall
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not affect the file being produced.
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.LP
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If the pathname of the file to be produced exists, and the user does
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not have write permission on that file, \fIuudecode\fP
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shall terminate with an error. If the pathname of the file to be produced
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exists, and the user has write permission on that file,
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the existing file shall be overwritten.
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.LP
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If the input data was produced by \fIuuencode\fP on a system with
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a different number
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of bits per byte than on the target system, the results of \fIuudecode\fP
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are unspecified.
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.SH OPTIONS
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The \fIuudecode\fP utility shall conform to the Base Definitions volume
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of IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, Section 12.2, Utility Syntax Guidelines.
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.LP
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The following option shall be supported by the implementation:
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.TP 7
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\fB-o\ \fP \fIoutfile\fP
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A pathname of a file that shall be used instead of any pathname contained
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in the input data. Specifying an \fIoutfile\fP
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option-argument of \fB/dev/stdout\fP shall indicate standard output.
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.sp
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.SH OPERANDS
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.LP
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The following operand shall be supported:
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.TP 7
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\fIfile\fP
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The pathname of a file containing the output of \fIuuencode\fP.
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.sp
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.SH STDIN
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.LP
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See the INPUT FILES section.
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.SH INPUT FILES
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.LP
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The input files shall be files containing the output of \fIuuencode\fP.
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.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
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.LP
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The following environment variables shall affect the execution of
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\fIuudecode\fP:
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.TP 7
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\fILANG\fP
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Provide a default value for the internationalization variables that
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are unset or null. (See the Base Definitions volume of
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IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, Section 8.2, Internationalization Variables
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for
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the precedence of internationalization variables used to determine
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the values of locale categories.)
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.TP 7
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\fILC_ALL\fP
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If set to a non-empty string value, override the values of all the
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other internationalization variables.
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\fILC_CTYPE\fP
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Determine the locale for the interpretation of sequences of bytes
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of text data as characters (for example, single-byte as
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opposed to multi-byte characters in arguments and input files).
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.TP 7
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\fILC_MESSAGES\fP
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Determine the locale that should be used to affect the format and
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contents of diagnostic messages written to standard
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error.
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.TP 7
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\fINLSPATH\fP
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Determine the location of message catalogs for the processing of \fILC_MESSAGES
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\&.\fP
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.sp
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.SH ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
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.LP
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Default.
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.SH STDOUT
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.LP
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If the file data header encoded by \fIuuencode\fP is \fB-\fP or \fB/dev/stdout\fP,
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or the \fB-o\fP \fB/dev/stdout\fP option overrides the file data,
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the standard output shall be in the same format as the file
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originally encoded by \fIuuencode\fP. Otherwise, the standard output
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shall not be
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used.
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.SH STDERR
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.LP
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The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages.
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.SH OUTPUT FILES
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.LP
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The output file shall be in the same format as the file originally
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encoded by \fIuuencode\fP.
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.SH EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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None.
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.SH EXIT STATUS
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.LP
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The following exit values shall be returned:
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.TP 7
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\ 0
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Successful completion.
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>0
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An error occurred.
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.SH CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS
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.LP
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Default.
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.LP
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\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
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.SH APPLICATION USAGE
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.LP
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The user who is invoking \fIuudecode\fP must have write permission
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on any file being created.
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.LP
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The output of \fIuuencode\fP is essentially an encoded bit stream
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that is not
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cognizant of byte boundaries. It is possible that a 9-bit byte target
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machine can process input from an 8-bit source, if it is
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aware of the requirement, but the reverse is unlikely to be satisfying.
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Of course, the only data that is meaningful for such a
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transfer between architectures is generally character data.
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.LP
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None.
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.SH RATIONALE
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.LP
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Input files are not necessarily text files, as stated by an early
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proposal. Although the \fIuuencode\fP output is a text file, that
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output could have been wrapped within another file or
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mail message that is not a text file.
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.LP
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The \fB-o\fP option is not historical practice, but was added at the
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request of WG15 so that the user could override the target
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pathname without having to edit the input data itself.
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.LP
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In early drafts, the [ \fB-o\fP \fIoutfile\fP] option-argument allowed
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the use of \fB-\fP to mean standard output. The symbol
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\fB-\fP has only been used previously in IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001 as
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a standard input indicator. The developers of the
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standard did not wish to overload the meaning of \fB-\fP in this manner.
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The \fB/dev/stdout\fP concept exists on most modern
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systems. The \fB/dev/stdout\fP syntax does not refer to a new special
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file. It is just a magic cookie to specify standard
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output.
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.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
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.LP
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None.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.LP
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2007-09-20 06:11:55 +00:00
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\fIumask\fP(), \fIuuencode\fP
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
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from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
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-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
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Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
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Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
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event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
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The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
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is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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