UUENCODE
Translate a File to UU Encoded Form

UUENCODE is a C program which reads a file (often a binary file) and translates it to the UU encoding, by Stephen Satchell and Chuck Forsberg.

The resulting file is a text file.

The encoded file can often be transferred more easily than a binary file. The encoded file can be decoded by the UUDECODE, which recovers the original file, with its original name.

Usage:

uuencode input > output

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:

UUENCODE is available in a C version.

Related Data and Programs:

I2_BINARY_TO_ASCII a C++ program which converts a file of short int (I2) data from binary to ASCII format.

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.

UUDECODE, a C program which translates a UU encoded file back to its original form.

Author:

Stephen Satchell, Chuck Forsberg.

Source Code:

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

Examples and Tests:

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

You can go up one level to the C source codes.