UUDECODE(1)

NAME
uudecode - decode a uuencoded file

SYNOPSIS
uudecode [-7cfqV] [-o file] [-t dir] [file]

DESCRIPTION
uudecode decodes the uuencoded file (or by default, the standard input) into the original form, attempting to retain the mode (except for setuid bits) of the original file. If a file of the same name exists, the file will have a sequence number appended to it to avoid conflicts (see -f for exceptions.) uudecode ignores any leading and trailing lines.

  Options
-7  Force filenames to 7-bit USASCII.
-c  Write the decoded file into the current directory.
-f  Replace existing files.
-o file
    Write the decoded file to file, instead of to the filename specified on the begin line.
-t dir
    Write the decoded file to dir instead of to the directory specified on the begin line.
-V  Write the version#, then exit.

HISTORY
The uudecode command appeared in BSD 4.0.

This implementation of uudecode is implemented within the unravel(1) program.

SEE ALSO
ravel(1), unravel(1), uuencode(5)

AUTHOR
David Parsons <orc@pell.portland.or.us>