From: ron@argus.lpl.Arizona.EDU (Ron Watkins)
Subject: [Q] how to use uu{en,de}code ?
Date: 15 Dec 1992 16:33:05 GMT
I have used uuencode and uudecode on SUN computers before. But when I
took a look at the versions on linux, I get the following situation:
1) /usr/bin/uu{en,de}code are the same file. I checked using cmp.
2) When I try to use uuencode, I get error messages consistend with uudecode.
Errors included, "No begin line" "No end line" ... Typical stuff if you are
indeed trying to use uudecode, but I was using uuencode.
Is there a problem with my understanding of uuencode or are they indeed the
same file and I need some switches to make it work correctly?
The manual page in Linux only mentions the algorithm and file layout for
a uuencoded file but not any command line options.
Is there a place where I can get a version of uuencode? I find that I can't
transfer files from my SUN to my PC without using uuencode/uudecode. Binary
kermit doesn't work for TAR files (compressed).
Thanks,
Ron