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pdftocairo:tldr:c2a91
This command is used to convert a PDF file into a PNG image. Here is an explanation of each part of the command:
-
pdftocairo
: This is the name of the command-line tool used to convert PDF files. It is usually included in the Poppler package, which provides various utilities for working with PDF documents. -
${filename-pdf}
: This is a placeholder for the name of the PDF file you want to convert. You need to replace${filename-pdf}
with the actual filename and file path of the PDF file you want to convert. -
-png
: This option specifies that the output format should be PNG. It tellspdftocairo
to convert the PDF file into a PNG image. -
-x ${x_pixels}
: This option specifies the desired width of the output image in pixels. You need to replace${x_pixels}
with the actual number of pixels you want for the width. -
-y ${y_pixels}
: This option specifies the desired height of the output image in pixels. You need to replace${y_pixels}
with the actual number of pixels you want for the height.
When you run this command with the appropriate values, pdftocairo
will convert the specified PDF file into a PNG image with the given width and height in pixels. The resulting image will be saved in the same directory where the command is executed.