/*
 * output a group of 3 bytes (4 input characters).
 * the input chars are pointed to by p, they are to
 * be output to file f. n is used to tell us not to
 * output all of them at the end of the file.
 */
outdec(p, f, n)
char *p;
FILE *f;
{
	int c1, c2, c3;
	c1 = DEC(*p) << 2 | DEC(p[1]) >> 4;
	c2 = DEC(p[1]) << 4 | DEC(p[2]) >> 2;
	c3 = DEC(p[2]) << 6 | DEC(p[3]);
	if (n >= 1)
		putc(c1, f);
	if (n >= 2)
		putc(c2, f);
	if (n >= 3)
		putc(c3, f);
}
/* single character decode */
#define DEC(c)	(((c) - ' ') & 077)

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