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# uudecode

> Decode files encoded by `uuencode`.
> More information: <https://manned.org/uudecode>.

- Decode a file that was encoded with `uuencode` and print the result to `stdout`:

`uudecode {{path/to/encoded_file}}`

- Decode a file that was encoded with `uuencode` and write the result to a file:

`uudecode -o {{path/to/decoded_file}} {{path/to/encoded_file}}`