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+.. RST source for a8utf8(1) man page. Convert with:
+..   rst2man.py a8utf8.rst > a8utf8.1
+.. rst2man.py comes from the SBo development/docutils package.
+
+======
+a8utf8
+======
+
+--------------------------------------------------
+Convert Atari 8-bit text to UTF-8 encoded Unicode.
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+.. include:: manhdr.rst
+
+SYNOPSIS
+========
+
+*a8utf8* [**-i**] [*infile*] [*infile ...*]
+
+*a8utf8* [**-i**] **-t**
+
+DESCRIPTION
+===========
+
+Convert Atari 8-bit ATASCII or International Character Set text to
+UTF-8 encoded Unicode. Control graphics characters are replaced with
+their nearest Unicode equivalents (mostly from the Box Drawing block,
+or from the Basic Latin block with **-i** option).
+
+If no *infile* is given, input is read from standard input. Output always
+goes to standard output; to write to a file, use a command like::
+
+  a8utf8 atari.txt > converted.txt
+
+The output is plain UTF-8 Unicode, without BOM.
+
+Inverse video (characters codes above **$80**) are translated to
+their non-inverse equivalents, except **$9B** (Atari EOL), which is
+translated to **\\n** (newline).
+
+OPTIONS
+=======
+
+-i
+  Input uses Atari XL/XE International Character Set encoding, rather than
+  ATASCII graphics.
+
+-t
+  Print table of Atari to Unicode equivalents, in CSV format. Can
+  be used with or without **-i** (two different tables).
+
+.. include:: manftr.rst