2017-12-05 20:12:55 +00:00
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# pdftotext
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> Convert PDF files to plain text format.
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2021-08-12 13:27:58 +01:00
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> More information: <https://www.xpdfreader.com/pdftotext-man.html>.
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2017-12-05 20:12:55 +00:00
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2021-01-31 17:05:18 +00:00
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- Convert `filename.pdf` to plain text and print it to standard output:
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2017-12-05 20:12:55 +00:00
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`pdftotext {{filename.pdf}} -`
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2021-01-31 17:05:18 +00:00
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- Convert `filename.pdf` to plain text and save it as `filename.txt`:
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2017-12-05 20:12:55 +00:00
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`pdftotext {{filename.pdf}}`
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2021-01-31 17:05:18 +00:00
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- Convert `filename.pdf` to plain text and preserve the layout:
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2019-12-02 16:44:17 +00:00
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`pdftotext -layout {{filename.pdf}}`
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2021-01-31 17:05:18 +00:00
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- Convert `input.pdf` to plain text and save it as `output.txt`:
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2017-12-05 20:12:55 +00:00
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`pdftotext {{input.pdf}} {{output.txt}}`
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2021-01-31 17:05:18 +00:00
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- Convert pages 2, 3 and 4 of `input.pdf` to plain text and save them as `output.txt`:
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2017-12-05 20:12:55 +00:00
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2017-12-07 06:29:30 +00:00
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`pdftotext -f {{2}} -l {{4}} {{input.pdf}} {{output.txt}}`
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