Decodes a binary file that was used for transmission using electronic mail.
uudecode [ InFile ]
The uudecode command reads an encoded file, strips off leading and trailing lines added by mailers, and recreates the original file with the specified mode and name. Decoding a file causes the result to be automatically saved to a file. The file name is identical to the remote file argument originally supplied to the uuencode command.
| InFile | Specifies the name of the file to decode. |
To decode the file /tmp/con on a local system that was encoded with the follwing command:
uuencode /usr/lib/boot/unix pigmy.goat > /tmp/con
uudecode /tmp/con
The file pigmy.goat will be identical to the originally encoded file /usr/lib/boot/unix.
| /usr/bin/uudecode | Contains the uudecode command. |
The mail command, rmail command, sendmail command, uucp command, uuencode command, uusend command, uux command.