Uuencoding
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== Software == | == Software == | ||
* [http://www.gnu.org/software/sharutils/ GNU sharutils]: <code>uuencode</code>, <code>uudecode</code> | * [http://www.gnu.org/software/sharutils/ GNU sharutils]: <code>uuencode</code>, <code>uudecode</code> | ||
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+ | == See also == | ||
+ | * [[Xxencoding]] | ||
+ | * [[yEnc]] | ||
== Links == | == Links == |
Revision as of 17:06, 7 September 2014
Uuencoding is a way to encode binary data as plain text, suitable for inclusion in an e-mail message or Usenet message.
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Format
The header line starts with "begin
", followed by a Unix file permission code and a filename.
Each line of data begins with a character indicating the line length. Since lines have a standard length, all lines except the last one begin with "M
".
Software
- GNU sharutils:
uuencode
,uudecode