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'''BOO''' is a binary-to-text encoding originally associated with the ''Kermit'' communications software. The name is derived from the word "bootstrap".

== Format details ==
The first line of a BOO file contains just the original filename.

BOO is generally a base-64 encoding, using ASCII characters from '0' (48) to 'o' (111). It has a special way to encode a run of all-NUL bytes, using codes beginning with a '~' character.

== Specifications ==
In some Kermit distributions, the format is described in a file named ckboo.hlp or ckboo.txt.

* [http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftp/ckermit/ckboo.txt ckboo.txt]

== Software ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftp/ckermit/ckbmkb.c ckbmkb.c], [http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftp/ckermit/ckbunb.c ckbunb.c] (source code)
* [http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftp/archives/mskermit.tar.gz mskermit.tar.gz] → msbmkb.*, msbpct.* (source code)
* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel/DISK1/DISC2/DECODE/MSBOOASM.ZIP|MSBOOASM.ZIP}} - MSMKB/MSBPC2 v1.1 by W.C. Parke (DOS software)
* {{CdTextfiles|thegreatunsorted/old_apps/archivers/boo.zip|boo.zip}} - MAKEBOO/UNBOO (DOS software)

== Sample files ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftp/archives/mskermit.tar.gz mskermit.tar.gz] → *.boo

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 The first line of a BOO file contains just the original filename.
-BOO is generally a base-64 encoding, using ASCII characters from '0' (48) to 'o' (111). It has a special way to encode a run of all-NUL bytes, using codes beginning with a '~' character.
+BOO is generally a base-64 encoding, using ASCII characters from '0' (48) to 'o' (111). It has a special way to encode a run of all-NUL bytes, using a code beginning with a '~' character.
 == Specifications ==
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 == Software ==
-* [http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftp/ckermit/ckbmkb.c ckbmkb.c], [http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftp/ckermit/ckbunb.c ckbunb.c] (source code)
+* https://www.kermitproject.org/archive.html#boofile → [http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftp/archives/boo.tar.gz boo.tar.gz] or [http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftp/archives/boo.zip boo.zip] (source code)
-* [http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftp/archives/mskermit.tar.gz mskermit.tar.gz] → msbmkb.*, msbpct.* (source code)
 * {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel/DISK1/DISC2/DECODE/MSBOOASM.ZIP|MSBOOASM.ZIP}} - MSMKB/MSBPC2 v1.1 by W.C. Parke (DOS software)
 * {{CdTextfiles|thegreatunsorted/old_apps/archivers/boo.zip|boo.zip}} - MAKEBOO/UNBOO (DOS software)

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Jsummers at 15:50, 16 May 2021

Jsummers: Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Transfer Encodings |extensions={{ext|boo}} |released=≤1984 }} '''BOO''' is a binary-to-text encoding originally associated with t..."