# UUencode UUdecode **URL:** \ **Category:** UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users\ **Created:** [November 24, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/uuencode-uudecode/147368 "2003-11-24T14:46:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![myelvis](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/myelvis/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@myelvis](https://community.unix.com/u/myelvis)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/uuencode-uudecode/147368/1 "2003-11-24T14:46:13Z")
Could any 1 send me the details for uuencode and decode . I am working on something which was coded by some1 else using these two commands . I am having a a pwd file with password in the encrypted form as y\215G\216!A\231�.:�... they use a key file which decrpt that pwd file ....key file is having the contents as begin 664 /mdf/mdftst/utl/tool/etc/.key.uu &;F]K97D\* end I would like to know how this thing is working to decrpt that file .. Something new for me ... I am workign on SUN solaris 5.8 Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Perderabo](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/perderabo/32/27_2.png) [@Perderabo](https://community.unix.com/u/Perderabo)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/uuencode-uudecode/147368/2 "2003-11-24T14:55:47Z")
It is not encrypted, it is encoded. That is, binary data has been converted into ascii. To recreate the binary, just use uudecode. It's not like you need password or anything. The algorithm is complex, but you don't need to know that. gzip/gunzip have complex algorithms too, but they are very easy to use. ---
**Author:** ![myelvis](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/myelvis/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@myelvis](https://community.unix.com/u/myelvis)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/uuencode-uudecode/147368/3 "2003-11-24T14:59:11Z")
Thanks Perderabo... Oops it was encoding .. thanks again