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authorjmallett <jmallett@FreeBSD.org>2002-05-19 11:17:17 +0000
committerjmallett <jmallett@FreeBSD.org>2002-05-19 11:17:17 +0000
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Add b64decode & b64encode as synonyms for uudecode and uuencode -m,
respectively, for convenience when encoding or decoding base64 files. As requested by various users.
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@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm uuencode ,
-.Nm uudecode
+.Nm uudecode ,
+.Nm b64encode ,
+.Nm b64decode
.Nd encode/decode a binary file
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
@@ -51,6 +53,13 @@
.Nm uudecode
.Op Fl i
.Fl o Ar output_file
+.Nm b64encode
+.Op Fl o Ar output_file
+.Op Ar file
+.Ar name
+.Nm b64decode
+.Op Fl i
+.Fl o Ar output_file
.Op Ar file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
@@ -61,6 +70,17 @@ utilities are used to transmit binary files over transmission mediums
that do not support other than simple
.Tn ASCII
data.
+The
+.Nm b64encode
+utility is synonymous with
+.Nm
+with the
+.Fl m
+flag specified.
+The
+.Nm b64decode
+utility is synonymous with
+.Nm uudecode .
.Pp
The
.Nm
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