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UUDecode files on the Windows command line easily with sfk uudecode. Free and portable Open Source, instant download, no installation.
  • Download the free Swiss File Knife Base from Sourceforge.
  • Open the Windows CMD command line, Mac OS X Terminal or Linux shell.
  • OS X : type mv sfk-mac-64.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk
  • Linux: type mv sfk-linux-64.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk. OS X and Linux syntax may differ, check the help within the tool.
sfk ... +uudecode [options]
sfk uudecode infile

extract encoded (binary) files from plain
ascii text and write them to disk. decodes
plain uuencode format marked by "begin".

allows only to write relative pathnames like

    foo\bar\the.txt

but not absolute paths like C:\foo.txt

options
-pat mask   extract only files having mask in their
            path or filename. use -pat !mask
            to exclude paths or filenames.
            -pat \mask\ says the path or file
            must start and end with mask.
-todir x    write output files to folder x
-yes        really write the files. default is
            to simulate what would be written.

command chaining
   can be used after another command
   like fromclip which provides input text.
   automatically skips normal (mail) text until
   the first begin record is found.

limitations
   uses filename characters as is, without any
   codepage or utf-8 conversion. accent or unicode
   characters in filenames may cause write failures
   on extraction.

aliases
   sfk uudec      same as uudecode
   sfk uudecode   get uuencoded contents
   sfk xxdecode   get xxencoded contents

see also
   sfk uuencode   encode files

examples
   sfk uudecode in.txt
       read in.txt and extract embedded files.
       suitable for large data, as input is read
       directly from file.
   sfk fromclip +uudecode
       decode clipboard text
 
sfk ... +uudecode [options]
sfk uudecode infile

extract encoded (binary) files from plain
ascii text and write them to disk. decodes
plain uuencode format marked by "begin".

allows only to write relative pathnames like

    foo\bar\the.txt

but not absolute paths like C:\foo.txt

options
-pat mask   extract only files having mask 
            in their path or filename. use
            -pat !mask to exclude paths or
            filenames. -pat \mask\ says the
            path or file must start and end
            with mask.
-todir x    write output files to folder x
-yes        really write the files. 
            default is to simulate what
            would be written.

command chaining
   can be used after another command
   like fromclip which provides input text.
   automatically skips normal (mail) 
   text until the first begin record is
   found.

limitations
   uses filename characters as is, 
   without any codepage or utf-8 conversion.
   accent or unicode characters in
   filenames may cause write failures on
   extraction.

aliases
   sfk uudec      same as uudecode
   sfk uudecode   get uuencoded contents
   sfk xxdecode   get xxencoded contents

see also
   sfk uuencode   encode files

examples sfk uudecode in.txt read in.txt and extract embedded files. suitable for large data, as input is read directly from file. sfk fromclip +uudecode decode clipboard text

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sfk is a free open-source tool, running instantly without installation efforts. no DLL's, no registry changes - just get sfk.exe from the zip package and use it (binaries for windows, linux and mac are included).

 

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