>Number:         2226
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       minor inaccuracy in uuencode.format(5) manual page
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Mar 17 02:20:07 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Giles Lean
>Organization:
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>Release:        1.1
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD nemeton.com.au 1.1 NetBSD 1.1 (NEMETON) #0: Sat Feb 10 17:21:07 EST 1996 giles@nemeton.com.au:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/NEMETON i386


>Description:

	The uuencode(5) manual page says that the encoding of the final
	zero length line is an ASCI space.  This is incorrect; a single
	character ` is used.

>How-To-Repeat:

	Examine the ENC macro in /usr/src/usr.bin/uuencode/uuencode.c
	and read the manual page.
>Fix:
	
*** uuencode.5.old	Sun Mar 17 17:44:09 1996
--- uuencode.5	Sun Mar 17 17:44:37 1996
***************
*** 83,89 ****
  The body is terminated by a line with a count of zero.
  This line consists of one
  .Tn ASCII
! space.
  .Pp
  The trailer line consists of
  .Dq end
--- 83,89 ----
  The body is terminated by a line with a count of zero.
  This line consists of one
  .Tn ASCII
! \` character.
  .Pp
  The trailer line consists of
  .Dq end

>Audit-Trail:
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Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 17:53:49 +1100
From: Giles Lean <giles@nemeton.com.au>
Message-Id: <199603170653.RAA24165@nemeton.com.au>
To: gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org
Subject: minor inaccuracy in uuencode.format(5) manual page
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