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a8utf8
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Convert Atari 8-bit text to UTF-8 encoded Unicode.
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SYNOPSIS
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*a8utf8* [**-r**] [**-i**] [*infile*] [*infile ...*]

*a8utf8* [**-r**] [**-i**] **-t**

DESCRIPTION
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Convert Atari 8-bit ATASCII or XL ICS (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
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-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** and/or **-r** (four different tables).

-r
  Reverse conversion: Input is UTF-8, output is ATASCII (or XL ICS, with **-i**).
  Beware that printing ATASCII to a terminal may look funny, and may even confuse
  the terminal. Redirecting to a file is safe.

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