pdftocairo:tldr:a242d
pdftocairo: Convert to SVG specifying the first/last page to convert.
$ pdftocairo ${filename-pdf} ${output-svg} -svg -f ${first_page} -l ${last_page}
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The given command is used to convert PDF files to SVG format using the tool pdftocairo.
Here is the breakdown of the command:
- pdftocairo: It is the name of the command-line tool used for PDF to SVG conversion.
- ${filename-pdf}: This is the variable representing the name of the input PDF file you want to convert. Make sure to replace ${filename-pdf} with the actual file name, including the extension .pdf.
- ${output-svg}: This is the variable representing the name of the output SVG file that will be produced after the conversion. Replace ${output-svg} with the desired name of the SVG file, including the extension .svg.
- -svg: It is a command-line option for pdftocairo that specifies the output format as SVG.
- -f ${first_page}: This option specifies the first page to be converted. Replace ${first_page} with the page number of the PDF file from where you want to start conversion.
- -l ${last_page}: This option specifies the last page to be converted. Replace ${last_page} with the page number of the PDF file where you want to end the conversion.
In summary, this command takes a PDF file, converts it to SVG format, and allows you to specify the page range to convert.
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.