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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}}