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Article #33Re: UuEncoding
From: Michael Cree
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 00:44
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 00:44
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Kerry Emerson (batman@amigans.gen.nz) wrote:
: Greetings.
: How does one `Uuencode' a file to be sent over e-mail?
: I type as follows,
:
: UUEncode <FilesToBeEncoded> <FileToBeSavedAs>
:
: This displays the encoded file-stuff to the screen, but doesn't save it to
: the <FileToBeSavedAs> file.
UUencode traditionally feds the encoded file to standard output which
is normally your console. However, you can redirect it, so try
UUEncode <file> > <encodedfile>
^
Note that the right arrow is indeed literally a right arrow.
The above will work on Unix, MS-DOG, and AmigaDOS machines.
: Kerry Emerson. UUCP: Batman@amigans.gen.nz
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