---
name: "untruc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "truc"
version: "1.0.7-5"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/untruc"
---

# untruc(1)

transfer big files through e-mail

## NAME

untruc - transfer big files through e-mail

## SYNOPSIS

**untruc** \[-h\] \[-x\] \[-v\] \[-d\] \[-q\] \[-r {yes\|no} \] filename \[filename2...\]

## DESCRIPTION

truc & untruc are two shell scripts that allow you to transfer big files through e-mail. They are using classical commands such as uuencode, tar, compress, csplit, etc. The word 'truc' (French) means: "Transfert Rapide Uuencode' Compresse'".

This document applies to truc 1.0.7

## COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

Both truc and untruc support some command line options. For detailed description on truc, view [truc(1)](/truc/1.md).

*Options to \`untruc'*

- **-h**

  Display the help

- **-x**

  To extract as far as possible the content of the received file (i.e., .gz will be gunzipped, .tar untarred, etc.)

- **-v**

  Verbose

- **-d**

  Debug (Will print some debug message)

- **-q**

  untruc will be totally quiet (no output message)

- **-r *yes***

  If sender ask for a receipt, it will be automatically sent.

- **-r *no***

  No receipt will be sent in any case.

- **filename**

  Files to process (at least one).

## AUTHOR

Remco van de Meent \<remco@debian.org\> (this manual page for Debian GNU/Linux - original text from David Segonds)