pdftotext:tldr:26813
pdftotext: Convert `filename.pdf` to plain text and save it as `filename.txt`.
$ pdftotext ${filename-pdf}
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The command "pdftotext ${filename-pdf}" is used to convert a PDF file to a plain text file.
Here's a breakdown of the components:
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"pdftotext" is the name of the command-line tool being used. It is part of the Poppler utilities package and is commonly available on Linux systems.
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"${filename-pdf}" is a placeholder for the actual PDF filename. When using this command, you should replace it with the name of the PDF file you want to convert.
By running this command, the "pdftotext" tool will read the input PDF file and extract the textual content from it. The resulting output will be a plain text file that contains the extracted text from the PDF.
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.