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a8cat
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Convert Atari 8-bit text to UTF-8 encoded Unicode.
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.. include:: manhdr.rst
SYNOPSIS
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*a8cat* [**-r**] [**-i**] [**-u**] [**-t**] [*infile*] [*infile ...*]
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*\s are given, input is read from standard input. Output always
goes to standard output; to write to a file, use a command like::
a8cat atari.txt > converted.txt
The output is plain UTF-8 Unicode, without BOM.
Inverse video (characters codes above **$80**) are translated using
the ANSI/VT-100 reverse video escape sequences. Exception: **$9B**
(Atari EOL) is translated to **\\n** (newline).
OPTIONS
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-i
Input uses Atari XL/XE International Character Set encoding, rather than
ATASCII graphics.
-u
Use "underlining" for inverse video. Each inverse character is followed by
a backspace, then a *_* character. When viewed in a pager such as **less**\(1),
this causes the characters to appear underlined. Output created with this
option cannot be converted back to ATASCII with the **-r** option.
-t
Text mode. Normally, everything but EOL (**$9B**) is converted to a
Unicode graphics character. In text mode, ATASCII tabs, backspace,
and bells are translated to the ASCII versions.
-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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