MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 2

uudecode(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities uudecode(1)
NAME
uudecode — decode transmitted binary file
SYNOPSIS
uudecode [file]
DESCRIPTION
uudecode decodes data that was encoded by uuencode(1). If a file is specified on the
command line, uudecode decodes that file; if no file is specified on the command line, input
is read from the standard input. Output is written to the file name that was specified when the
file was encoded; see uuencode(1) for more details.
uudecode automatically strips off any leading and trailing lines added by mailers.
DIAGNOSTICS
Possible exit status values are:
0 Successful completion.
1 Failure due to any of the following:
— inability to open the input file
— missing begin line in the input file
— inability to create the output file
— missing end line in the input file
— a file that is too short
2 Failure because of an invalid command line option.
Messages
Message: Begin line missing filename
Cause: There was no file name specified on the begin line of the input file, most likely
due to a corrupt file.
Action: Get another copy of the encoded file.
Message: Directory "pathname": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: input file "filename": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: Insufficient memory
Cause: There were not enough free system resources to perform the specified operation.
Action: Free up more resources.
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