
    EEK(L)              XENIX Programmer's Manual              EEK(L)



Name
     eek -  decodes multiple files out of a single file

Syntax
     eek < uuencodedfiles

Description
  
    This program takes any number of uuencoded files
    from <stdin>, extracts the good stuff, and feeds
    each file one at a time to uudecode.
  
    For example, if you want to extract images from news:
  
    From within "rn" (readnews), once in the pictures group,
    you can hit "=" (equals sign) to get a listing of the
    headers.  Here's an example of a few lines of the output:
  
    3219 Marilyn Monroe 2 of 3
    3220 Marilyn Monroe 1 of 3
    3221 Marilyn Monroe 3 of 3
    3223 .zip and .gl files
    3224 Vibrators.gif (1/3)
    3225 Vibrators.gif (2/3)
    3226 Vibrators.gif (3/3)
    3227 Cindy.gif (1/1)
    3228 Blair.gif (1/1)
   
   From the prompt, you can use the 's' command like this:
  
     [rn prompt from within the group] 3220,3219,3221,3224-3228 s ims
  
   If this is the first set of images this run, it will ask if you
   want mailbox format, to which "n" (no) is the best response, though
   it shouldn't make much difference.
  
   This will send four pictures to the file "ims".  Notice that when
   the parts aren't in order, you have to specify the numbers in the
   proper order -- but it can still be done on one line (in one command).
  
   Once out of "rn", the command
  
     eek < ims
  
   will extract the four images into the current directory, at which point
   you probably want to remove "ims" so you can start fresh next time.
  
   It will break if someone has junk lines starting with "end" or "begin #".
   Probably in other ways too.
  
