Where is uuencode?

[kleucht]

I want to encode a binary file via a script and have that script email the file to myself at another account. But I cannot find the uuencode utility. Doesn't it come standard with LINUX?

If not, can I install it myself or does my admin have to install it? Where can I (we) get it?

Thanks,
Kurt

[DirectAdmin Support]

Hello,

On my end it's located at:

/usr/bin/uuencode

You'd probably talk to your admin if it's not there.

John

[mirdin]

I have the same problem (I'm a reseller) , but I'm being told that it's missing because Direct Admin doesn't install uuencode?

This seems a bit strange to me, because it is included in every default UNIX/LINUX OS I've used so far.

[jmstacey]

DirectAdmin installation doesn't install it, but since it's included with most linux distributions, if it's missing it was probably removed by your host.

It was also installed by default on my Debian systems.

[nobaloney]

It appears to not be installed by default in RHEL/WBEL/CentOS installations.

Jeff

[mirdin]

Thanks, that would explain it.

I already managed to solve the issue by simply copying the uuencode file from another server to my reseller home directory :)