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	.\" @(#)uuencode.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93			.\" @(#)uuencode.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
	.\" $FreeBSD$			.\" $FreeBSD$
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	.Dd January 27, 2002			.Dd November 11, 2021
	.Dt UUENCODE 1			.Dt UUENCODE 1
	.Os			.Os
	.Sh NAME			.Sh NAME
	.Nm uuencode ,			.Nm uuencode ,
	.Nm uudecode ,			.Nm uudecode ,
	.Nm b64encode ,			.Nm b64encode ,
	.Nm b64decode			.Nm b64decode
	.Nd encode/decode a binary file			.Nd encode/decode a binary file
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	.Ar name			.Ar name
	.Nm b64decode			.Nm b64decode
	.Op Fl cimprs			.Op Fl cimprs
	.Op Ar			.Op Ar
	.Nm b64decode			.Nm b64decode
	.Op Fl i			.Op Fl i
	.Fl o Ar output_file			.Fl o Ar output_file
	.Op Ar file			.Op Ar file
				.Nm base64
				.Op Fl d
				.Op Fl w Ar column
				.Op Ar file
	.Sh DESCRIPTION			.Sh DESCRIPTION
	The			The
	.Nm			.Nm
	and			and
	.Nm uudecode			.Nm uudecode
	utilities are used to transmit binary files over transmission mediums			utilities are used to transmit binary files over transmission mediums
	that do not support other than simple			that do not support other than simple
	.Tn ASCII			.Tn ASCII
	data.			data.
	The			The
	.Nm b64encode			.Nm b64encode
	utility is synonymous with			utility is synonymous with
	.Nm			.Nm
	with the			with the
	.Fl m			.Fl m
	flag specified.			flag specified.
	The			The
	.Nm b64decode			.Nm b64decode
	utility is synonymous with			utility is synonymous with
	.Nm uudecode			.Nm uudecode
	with the			with the
	.Fl m			.Fl m
	flag specified.			flag specified.
				.Pp
				The
				.Nm base64
				utility acts as a base64 decoder when passed the
				.Fl d
				flag and as a base64 encoder otherwise.
				As a decoder it only accepts raw base64 input
				and as an encoder it does not produce the framing lines.
				It reads standard input or
				.Ar file
				if it is provided and writes to standard output.
	.Pp			.Pp
	The			The
	.Nm			.Nm
	utility reads			utility reads
	.Ar file			.Ar file
	(or by default the standard input) and writes an encoded version			(or by default the standard input) and writes an encoded version
	to the standard output, or			to the standard output, or
	.Ar output_file			.Ar output_file
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