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2.3 Invoking the uuencode program

This program converts a binary file into printable ASCII characters. This is done a byte at a time, using six bits from each byte.

 
uuencode [<option>] [<infile>] <remote-file-name>

Options:

-m
--base64

use base64 encoding, per RFC1521

--help

Print an help summary on standard output, then immediately exit.

--version

Print the version number of the program on standard output, then immediately exit.


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