Unix in a Nutshell, 4th Edition

Name

uudecode

Synopsis

    uudecode [options] [file]

Read a uuencoded file and re-create the original file with the same mode and name.

Common Option

-o file

Write output to file instead of to the filename recorded in the input. On GNU/Linux, use -o /dev/stdout to use uudecode in a pipeline.

Solaris and Mac OS X Option

-p

Write the decoded file to standard output, making it possible to use uudecode in a pipeline.

Mac OS X Options

-c

Continue; attempt to decode more than one output file from the same input.

-i

Do not overwrite files.

-s

Do not strip the final pathname to just the basename. Normally, uudecode removes leading directory components from the output filename for security.