Bug 5971 - Filenames with spaces are truncated by uudecode
Summary: Filenames with spaces are truncated by uudecode
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: sharutils
Version: 5.2
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Preston Brown
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 1999-10-15 01:54 UTC by aldennis
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:37 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 1999-12-21 16:55:40 UTC
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Description aldennis 1999-10-15 01:54:30 UTC 
uuencode file "file with spaces" | uudecode
results in uudecode not creating the file "file with spaces"
but instead creating (overwriting in this example) "file".

I'll send my patch as soon as this annoying Bugzilla thing
gives me a Bug ID.
Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 1999-10-15 15:36:59 UTC 
*** Bug 5972 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

uuencode file "file with spaces" | uudecode
results in uudecode not creating the file "file with spaces"
but instead creating (overwriting in this example) "file".

I'll send my patch as soon as this annoying Bugzilla thing
gives me a Bug ID.
Comment 2 Preston Brown 1999-12-21 16:55:59 UTC 
fixed in a forthcoming errata release (v. 4.2.1).
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