BOO (binary-to-text encoding)

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File Format
Name BOO (binary-to-text encoding)
Ontology
Extension(s) .boo
Released ≤1984

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

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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.

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