---
name: "aish"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "aish"
version: "1.13-5"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/aish"
---

# aish(1)

ish/base64/uuencoded\_file converter

## NAME

aish - ish/base64/uuencoded\_file converter

## SYNOPSIS

(Decorde) **aish** \[*option*\] *files*...\
 (Encorde) **aish(aishmv)** \<encode\_mode\> \[*option*\] *files*...\
 (List) **aish** -l*\[*option*\]* files*...*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **aish** and **aishmv** commands. **aishmv** is encorder for multi-volume format. This manual page was written briefly in English for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page in English.

## ENCORDER MODE

- **-s**

  Convert to ish shift-jis format.

- **-7**

  Convert to ish jis 7bit format.

- **-8**

  Convert to ish jis 8bit format.

- **-n**

  Convert to ish non-kana shift-jis format.

- **-u**

  Convert to UNIX uuencode.

## OPTIONS

### ENCORDER OPTIONS

- **-i**

  Don't output checksum and extra header in ish encording.

- **-a**

  Add output filename ".ish"(ish) or ".uue"(uuencode). In Default, the extension of the output filename is exchanged as ".ish" or ".uue".

- **-d**

  Changed the extension of output filename.

- **-t\<num\>**

  Specify the space of title line.

- **-O\<num\>**

  Specify OS code in ish header. Default value is "-O0".

- **-m\<num\>**

  Specify output lines per one file in multi-volume encoding.

- **-o\<file\>**

  Specify output filename.

- **-T\<file\>**

  In multi-volume encoding, Speciry temporary filename path.

- **-x\<file\>**

  Specify decorded filename.

- **-c**

  In uuencode mode, output checksum as extended format.

### DECORDER OPTIONS

- **-p**

  Output except data area  to STDOUT.

- **-A**

  Use filename as is in ish data, don't use filename exchange.

- **-U**

  Don't use header judgement in uuencode.

- **-f**

  Save another filename if the filename already exists. In this case, which filename are added .00 to .99 in the end of original filename.

- **-a**

  With -f option, the output filename are added .XX . This is by default.

- **-d**

  With -f option, the extension of output filename are exchanged as\
    .XX .

- **-h**

  With -f option, output filenames are added XX in the head.

- **-o\<file\>**

  Specify output filename forcefully.

- **-x\<file\>**

  Pick up a part of the specified file. You can get a file you want from ish text including many objects.

- **-m**

  Cut MIME encorded parts from text, the others are output to STDOUT.

### LIST OPTIONS

- **-A**

  Output not using filnename exchange.

- **-U**

  Don't output uuencode line.

## SEE ALSO

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Atsushi KAMOSHIDA \<kamop@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).