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	1 .Dd October 8, 2015
	2 .Dt UUDECODE 1
	3 .Os sbase
	4 .Sh NAME
	5 .Nm uudecode
	6 .Nd decode a uuencoded file
	7 .Sh SYNOPSIS
	8 .Nm
	9 .Op Fl m
	10 .Op Fl o Ar output
	11 .Op Ar file
	12 .Sh DESCRIPTION
	13 .Nm
	14 reads
	15 .Ar file
	16 and writes a decoded version to the file specified in the uuencoded head…
	17 In case the file already exists, it is truncated.
	18 Otherwise a new file is created.
	19 The permissions of the created/accessed file are changed to reflect the
	20 mode in the header.
	21 If no
	22 .Ar file
	23 is given
	24 .Nm
	25 reads from stdin.
	26 .Sh OPTIONS
	27 .Bl -tag -width Ds
	28 .It Fl m
	29 Use Base64 for decoding.
	30 .It Fl o Ar output
	31 Write to
	32 .Ar output
	33 rather than the file specified in the header.
	34 .El
	35 .Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
	36 For safety uudecode operates on regular files and stdout only.
	37 Trying to uudecode to a link, directory, or special file
	38 yields an error.
	39 .Sh SEE ALSO
	40 .Xr uuencode 1
	41 .Sh STANDARDS
	42 The
	43 .Nm
	44 utility is compliant with the
	45 .St -p1003.1-2013
	46 specification.
	47 .Pp
	48 The
	49 .Op Fl m
	50 flag is an extension to that specification.