tldr/pages/common/pdftotext.md

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# pdftotext
> Convert PDF files to plain text format.
- Convert filename.pdf to plain text and print it to standard output:
`pdftotext {{filename.pdf}} -`
- Convert filename.pdf to plain text and save it as filename.txt:
`pdftotext {{filename.pdf}}`
- Convert input.pdf to plain text and save it as output.txt:
`pdftotext {{input.pdf}} {{output.txt}}`
- Convert pages 2, 3 and 4 of input.pdf to plain text and save them as output.txt:
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`pdftotext -f {{2}} -l {{4}} {{input.pdf}} {{output.txt}}`