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pdfgrep: Do a case-insensitive search for lines that begin with "foo" and return the first 3 matches.

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$ pdfgrep --max-count ${3} --ignore-case ${'^foo'} ${file-pdf}

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The given command is using the "pdfgrep" tool to search for a specific pattern in a PDF file.

Here is a breakdown of the command:

pdfgrep: This is the name of the command-line tool being used.

--max-count ${3}: This option limits the output to a maximum of ${3} matches. The value of ${3} is expected to be provided by the user as an argument when executing the command.

--ignore-case: This option tells pdfgrep to perform a case-insensitive search, meaning it will match patterns regardless of the letter case.

${'^foo'}: This is a regular expression pattern that is being searched in the PDF file. '^foo' represents a string that starts with "foo". The "${}" syntax suggests that the value is expected to be provided as an argument.

${file-pdf}: This refers to the PDF file in which the search will be performed. Similar to ${3}, it indicates that the file name is expected to be provided as an argument.

In summary, the command searches for the pattern '^foo' in the specified PDF file, performing a case-insensitive search, and limits the output to a maximum of ${3} matches.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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