# pdfgrep > Search text in PDF files. - Find lines that match pattern in a PDF: `pdfgrep {{pattern}} {{file.pdf}}` - Include file name and page number for each matched line: `pdfgrep --with-filename --page-number {{pattern}} {{file.pdf}}` - Find the first 3 lines that begin with foo case insensitive: `pdfgrep --max-count {{3}} --ignore-case {{'^foo'}} {{file.pdf}}` - Find pattern in pdf files under the current directory recusively: `pdfgrep --recursive --include {{'*.pdf'}} {{pattern}}`