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+.Dd October 8, 2015
+.Dt UUDECODE 1
+.Os sbase
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm uudecode
+.Nd decode a uuencoded file
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm
+.Op Fl m
+.Op Fl o Ar output
+.Op Ar file
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm
+reads
+.Ar file
+and writes a decoded version to the file specified in the uuencoded header.
+In case the file already exists, it is truncated.
+Otherwise a new file is created.
+The permissions of the created/accessed file are changed to reflect the
+mode in the header.
+If no
+.Ar file
+is given
+.Nm
+reads from stdin.
+.Sh OPTIONS
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl m
+Use Base64 for decoding.
+.It Fl o Ar output
+Write to
+.Ar output
+rather than the file specified in the header.
+.El
+.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
+For safety uudecode operates on regular files and stdout only.
+Trying to uudecode to a link, directory, or special file
+yields an error.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr uuencode 1
+.Sh STANDARDS
+POSIX.1-2013.
+.Pp
+The
+.Op Fl m
+flag is an extension to that specification.