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# Mail_mimeDecode::uudecode()

Mail_mimeDecode::uudecode() -- decode of UU-coded data

## Synopsis

    require_once 'Mail/mimeDecode.php';

``array &uudecode` (string $input)`

## Description

Decodes UU-coded data. 'Unix-to-Unix'-Encoding is used to send binary files (eg. programs, graphics) over 7bit-ASCII-only media, like email.

## Parameter

- `string $input` - data to decode

## Return value

`array` - the decoded data

- `string $return[]['filename']` - the name of the UUencoded file.

- `string $return[]['fileperm']` - the file permissions of the UUencoded file, if given. The format is unix-styled, ie. `"0666"` or `"666"`.

- `string $return[]['filedata']` - the decoded content of the UUencoded file.

## Note

This function can be called statically.

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