---
name: "unvis"
section: "1"
platform: "macos"
package: "text_cmds"
version: "199"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["freebsd", "openbsd", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/unvis"
---

# unvis(1)

revert a visual representation of data back to original form

## NAME

**unvis** – revert a visual representation of data back to original form

## SYNOPSIS

**unvis** \[**-e**\] \[**-Hh** \| **-m**\] \[*file* *...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**unvis** is the inverse function of [vis(1)](/vis/1.md). It reverts a visual representation of data back to its original form on standard output.

The options are as follows:

- **-e**

  Don't decode \\ escaped sequences.

- **-H**

  Decode entity references and numeric character references from RFC 1866. (VIS\_HTTP1866)

- **-h**

  Decode using the URI encoding from RFC 1808. (VIS\_HTTP1808)

- **-m**

  Decode using mime style. (VIS\_MIMESTYLE)

Mixing **-h** or **-H** with **-m** is not supported.

## SEE ALSO

[vis(1)](/vis/1.md), [unvis(3)](/unvis/3.md), [vis(3)](/vis/3.md)

## HISTORY

The **unvis** command appears in 4.4BSD.