Separate binhex and binuu documentation from binascii. Support better

module addressing in HTML.
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\input{libformatter}
\input{librfc822}
\input{libmimetools}
\input{libbinhex}
\input{libuu}
\input{libbinascii}
\input{libxdrlib}
\input{libmailcap}

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\input{libformatter}
\input{librfc822}
\input{libmimetools}
\input{libbinhex}
\input{libuu}
\input{libbinascii}
\input{libxdrlib}
\input{libmailcap}

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\section{Standard Module \sectcode{binhex}}
\label{module-binhex}
\stmodindex{binhex}
This module encodes and decodes files in binhex4 format, a format
allowing representation of Macintosh files in ASCII. On the macintosh,
both forks of a file and the finder information are encoded (or
decoded), on other platforms only the data fork is handled.
The \code{binhex} module defines the following functions:
\setindexsubitem{(in module binhex)}
\begin{funcdesc}{binhex}{input\, output}
Convert a binary file with filename \var{input} to binhex file
\var{output}. The \var{output} parameter can either be a filename or a
file-like object (any object supporting a \var{write} and \var{close}
method).
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{hexbin}{input\optional{\, output}}
Decode a binhex file \var{input}. \var{input} may be a filename or a
file-like object supporting \var{read} and \var{close} methods.
The resulting file is written to a file named \var{output}, unless the
argument is empty in which case the output filename is read from the
binhex file.
\end{funcdesc}
\subsection{Notes}
There is an alternative, more powerful interface to the coder and
decoder, see the source for details.
If you code or decode textfiles on non-Macintosh platforms they will
still use the macintosh newline convention (carriage-return as end of
line).
As of this writing, \var{hexbin} appears to not work in all cases.
\section{Standard Module \sectcode{uu}}
\stmodindex{uu}
This module encodes and decodes files in uuencode format, allowing
arbitrary binary data to be transferred over ascii-only connections.
Wherever a file argument is expected, the methods accept a file-like
object. For backwards compatibility, a string containing a pathname
is also accepted, and the corresponding file will be opened for
reading and writing; the pathname \code{'-'} is understood to mean the
standard input or output. However, this interface is deprecated; it's
better for the caller to open the file itself, and be sure that, when
required, the mode is \code{'rb'} or \code{'wb'} on Windows or DOS.
This code was contributed by Lance Ellinghouse, and modified by Jack
Jansen.
The \code{uu} module defines the following functions:
\setindexsubitem{(in module uu)}
\begin{funcdesc}{encode}{in_file\, out_file\optional{\, name\, mode}}
Uuencode file \var{in_file} into file \var{out_file}. The uuencoded
file will have the header specifying \var{name} and \var{mode} as the
defaults for the results of decoding the file. The default defaults
are taken from \var{in_file}, or \code{'-'} and \code{0666}
respectively.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{decode}{in_file\optional{\, out_file\, mode}}
This call decodes uuencoded file \var{in_file} placing the result on
file \var{out_file}. If \var{out_file} is a pathname the \var{mode} is
also set. Defaults for \var{out_file} and \var{mode} are taken from
the uuencode header.
\end{funcdesc}
\section{Built-in Module \sectcode{binascii}} % If implemented in C
\section{Built-in Module \sectcode{binascii}}
\label{module-binascii}
\bimodindex{binascii}
The binascii module contains a number of methods to convert between

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\section{Standard Module \sectcode{binhex}}
\label{module-binhex}
\stmodindex{binhex}
This module encodes and decodes files in binhex4 format, a format
allowing representation of Macintosh files in ASCII. On the macintosh,
both forks of a file and the finder information are encoded (or
decoded), on other platforms only the data fork is handled.
The \code{binhex} module defines the following functions:
\setindexsubitem{(in module binhex)}
\begin{funcdesc}{binhex}{input\, output}
Convert a binary file with filename \var{input} to binhex file
\var{output}. The \var{output} parameter can either be a filename or a
file-like object (any object supporting a \var{write} and \var{close}
method).
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{hexbin}{input\optional{\, output}}
Decode a binhex file \var{input}. \var{input} may be a filename or a
file-like object supporting \var{read} and \var{close} methods.
The resulting file is written to a file named \var{output}, unless the
argument is empty in which case the output filename is read from the
binhex file.
\end{funcdesc}
\subsection{Notes}
There is an alternative, more powerful interface to the coder and
decoder, see the source for details.
If you code or decode textfiles on non-Macintosh platforms they will
still use the macintosh newline convention (carriage-return as end of
line).
As of this writing, \var{hexbin} appears to not work in all cases.

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\section{Standard Module \sectcode{uu}}
\label{module-uu}
\stmodindex{uu}
This module encodes and decodes files in uuencode format, allowing
arbitrary binary data to be transferred over ascii-only connections.
Wherever a file argument is expected, the methods accept a file-like
object. For backwards compatibility, a string containing a pathname
is also accepted, and the corresponding file will be opened for
reading and writing; the pathname \code{'-'} is understood to mean the
standard input or output. However, this interface is deprecated; it's
better for the caller to open the file itself, and be sure that, when
required, the mode is \code{'rb'} or \code{'wb'} on Windows or DOS.
This code was contributed by Lance Ellinghouse, and modified by Jack
Jansen.
The \module{uu} module defines the following functions:
\setindexsubitem{(in module uu)}
\begin{funcdesc}{encode}{in_file\, out_file\optional{\, name\, mode}}
Uuencode file \var{in_file} into file \var{out_file}. The uuencoded
file will have the header specifying \var{name} and \var{mode} as the
defaults for the results of decoding the file. The default defaults
are taken from \var{in_file}, or \code{'-'} and \code{0666}
respectively.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{decode}{in_file\optional{\, out_file\, mode}}
This call decodes uuencoded file \var{in_file} placing the result on
file \var{out_file}. If \var{out_file} is a pathname the \var{mode} is
also set. Defaults for \var{out_file} and \var{mode} are taken from
the uuencode header.
\end{funcdesc}

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\section{Standard Module \sectcode{binhex}}
\label{module-binhex}
\stmodindex{binhex}
This module encodes and decodes files in binhex4 format, a format
allowing representation of Macintosh files in ASCII. On the macintosh,
both forks of a file and the finder information are encoded (or
decoded), on other platforms only the data fork is handled.
The \code{binhex} module defines the following functions:
\setindexsubitem{(in module binhex)}
\begin{funcdesc}{binhex}{input\, output}
Convert a binary file with filename \var{input} to binhex file
\var{output}. The \var{output} parameter can either be a filename or a
file-like object (any object supporting a \var{write} and \var{close}
method).
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{hexbin}{input\optional{\, output}}
Decode a binhex file \var{input}. \var{input} may be a filename or a
file-like object supporting \var{read} and \var{close} methods.
The resulting file is written to a file named \var{output}, unless the
argument is empty in which case the output filename is read from the
binhex file.
\end{funcdesc}
\subsection{Notes}
There is an alternative, more powerful interface to the coder and
decoder, see the source for details.
If you code or decode textfiles on non-Macintosh platforms they will
still use the macintosh newline convention (carriage-return as end of
line).
As of this writing, \var{hexbin} appears to not work in all cases.
\section{Standard Module \sectcode{uu}}
\stmodindex{uu}
This module encodes and decodes files in uuencode format, allowing
arbitrary binary data to be transferred over ascii-only connections.
Wherever a file argument is expected, the methods accept a file-like
object. For backwards compatibility, a string containing a pathname
is also accepted, and the corresponding file will be opened for
reading and writing; the pathname \code{'-'} is understood to mean the
standard input or output. However, this interface is deprecated; it's
better for the caller to open the file itself, and be sure that, when
required, the mode is \code{'rb'} or \code{'wb'} on Windows or DOS.
This code was contributed by Lance Ellinghouse, and modified by Jack
Jansen.
The \code{uu} module defines the following functions:
\setindexsubitem{(in module uu)}
\begin{funcdesc}{encode}{in_file\, out_file\optional{\, name\, mode}}
Uuencode file \var{in_file} into file \var{out_file}. The uuencoded
file will have the header specifying \var{name} and \var{mode} as the
defaults for the results of decoding the file. The default defaults
are taken from \var{in_file}, or \code{'-'} and \code{0666}
respectively.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{decode}{in_file\optional{\, out_file\, mode}}
This call decodes uuencoded file \var{in_file} placing the result on
file \var{out_file}. If \var{out_file} is a pathname the \var{mode} is
also set. Defaults for \var{out_file} and \var{mode} are taken from
the uuencode header.
\end{funcdesc}
\section{Built-in Module \sectcode{binascii}} % If implemented in C
\section{Built-in Module \sectcode{binascii}}
\label{module-binascii}
\bimodindex{binascii}
The binascii module contains a number of methods to convert between

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\section{Standard Module \sectcode{binhex}}
\label{module-binhex}
\stmodindex{binhex}
This module encodes and decodes files in binhex4 format, a format
allowing representation of Macintosh files in ASCII. On the macintosh,
both forks of a file and the finder information are encoded (or
decoded), on other platforms only the data fork is handled.
The \code{binhex} module defines the following functions:
\setindexsubitem{(in module binhex)}
\begin{funcdesc}{binhex}{input\, output}
Convert a binary file with filename \var{input} to binhex file
\var{output}. The \var{output} parameter can either be a filename or a
file-like object (any object supporting a \var{write} and \var{close}
method).
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{hexbin}{input\optional{\, output}}
Decode a binhex file \var{input}. \var{input} may be a filename or a
file-like object supporting \var{read} and \var{close} methods.
The resulting file is written to a file named \var{output}, unless the
argument is empty in which case the output filename is read from the
binhex file.
\end{funcdesc}
\subsection{Notes}
There is an alternative, more powerful interface to the coder and
decoder, see the source for details.
If you code or decode textfiles on non-Macintosh platforms they will
still use the macintosh newline convention (carriage-return as end of
line).
As of this writing, \var{hexbin} appears to not work in all cases.

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\section{Standard Module \sectcode{uu}}
\label{module-uu}
\stmodindex{uu}
This module encodes and decodes files in uuencode format, allowing
arbitrary binary data to be transferred over ascii-only connections.
Wherever a file argument is expected, the methods accept a file-like
object. For backwards compatibility, a string containing a pathname
is also accepted, and the corresponding file will be opened for
reading and writing; the pathname \code{'-'} is understood to mean the
standard input or output. However, this interface is deprecated; it's
better for the caller to open the file itself, and be sure that, when
required, the mode is \code{'rb'} or \code{'wb'} on Windows or DOS.
This code was contributed by Lance Ellinghouse, and modified by Jack
Jansen.
The \module{uu} module defines the following functions:
\setindexsubitem{(in module uu)}
\begin{funcdesc}{encode}{in_file\, out_file\optional{\, name\, mode}}
Uuencode file \var{in_file} into file \var{out_file}. The uuencoded
file will have the header specifying \var{name} and \var{mode} as the
defaults for the results of decoding the file. The default defaults
are taken from \var{in_file}, or \code{'-'} and \code{0666}
respectively.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{decode}{in_file\optional{\, out_file\, mode}}
This call decodes uuencoded file \var{in_file} placing the result on
file \var{out_file}. If \var{out_file} is a pathname the \var{mode} is
also set. Defaults for \var{out_file} and \var{mode} are taken from
the uuencode header.
\end{funcdesc}