UUDECODE
Translate a UU Encoded File Back to Original Form

UUDECODE is a C program which reads a UU encoded file and translates it back to its original form, by Stephen Satchell and Chuck Forsberg.

The program reverses the action of UUENCODE, which can convert a file, particularly a binary file, into a text format that is suitable for transmission through mail or other systems that only accept text files.

Usage:

        uudecode input
      

Licensing:

Programmers may incorporate any or all code into their programs, giving proper credit within the source. Publication of the source routines is permitted so long as credit is given to:

• Stephen Satchell of Satchell Evaluations and
• Chuck Forsberg of Omen Technology.

Languages:

UUDECODE is available in a C version.

Related Data and Programs:

PIG_LATIN, a C program which translates a file to Pig Latin.

ROT13, a C++ program which reads a file of text and converts it to ROT13 text, and vice versa.

UUENCODE, a C program which translates a file (possibly in binary format) to the UU encoding.

Author:

Stephen Satchell, Chuck Forsberg.

Source Code:

• uudecode.c, the source code;
• uudecode.sh, commands to compile and load the source code;

Examples and Tests:

• gettysburg_encode.txt, the UU encoded Gettysburg Address.
• gettysburg_address.txt, the text of the Gettysburg Address, recovered by uudecode.

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