# uudecode > Decode files encoded by `uuencode`. > More information: . - Decode a file that was encoded with `uuencode` and print the result to `stdout`: `uudecode {{path/to/encoded_file}}` - Decode a file that was encoded with `uuencode` and write the result to a file: `uudecode -o {{path/to/decoded_file}} {{path/to/encoded_file}}`