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+.. RST source for cp437(1) man page. Convert with:
+..   rst2man.py cp437.rst > cp437.1
+.. rst2man.py comes from the SBo development/docutils package.
+
+.. |version| replace:: 0.6
+.. |date| date::
+
+=====
+cp437
+=====
+
+-----------------------------------------
+emulate code page 437 on a UTF-8 terminal
+-----------------------------------------
+
+:Manual section: 1
+:Manual group: SlackBuilds.org
+:Date: |date|
+:Version: |version|
+
+SYNOPSIS
+========
+
+cp437 **command** [*arg* [*arg* ...]]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+===========
+
+cp437 is a program to emulate an old-style "code page 437" / "IBM-PC"
+character set terminal on a modern terminal emulator that uses UTF-8
+or similar.
+
+It was written for the purpose of running the BitchX IRC client, which utilises
+CP437 line-drawing characters in its default theme and artwork.  It should
+also be broadly useful for things like viewing CP437 "ANSI art", running
+nethack with the IBMgraphics option or running EPIC with scripts that use CP437
+artwork.
+
+It takes no command line options. The only arguments are the command to run
+and its arguments (if any).
+
+You'll need to have your LANG or LC_CTYPE environment variable
+set up to match the character set used by your terminal
+emulator. On Slackware, this can be done system-wide by editing
+**/etc/profile.d/lang.sh**, or by editing your shell's startup scripts
+(e.g. **~/.bash_profile**).
+
+EXAMPLES
+========
+
+Just run cp437 followed by the command and argument you want to run:
+
+  cp437 BitchX irc.efnet.org
+
+To convert a text file from codepage 437, you might try:
+
+  cp437 cat orig.txt > converted.txt
+
+COPYRIGHT
+=========
+
+See the file /usr/doc/cp437-|version|/COPYRIGHT for license information.
+
+AUTHORS
+=======
+
+cp437 was written by Kevin Easton.
+
+This man page written for the SlackBuilds.org project
+by B. Watson, and is licensed under the WTFPL.
+
+SEE ALSO
+========
+
+The cp437 homepage: https://github.com/keaston/cp437