pdftotext:tldr:fa32c
pdftotext: Convert `input.pdf` to plain text and save it as `output.txt`.
$ pdftotext ${input-pdf} ${output-txt}
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This command is used to convert a PDF file to a text file using the pdftotext tool.
Explanation of each part of the command:
- "pdftotext" is the name of the command-line tool or executable that is used for converting PDFs to text.
- ${input-pdf} is a placeholder for the input PDF file path. You need to replace ${input-pdf} with the actual path or name of the PDF file you want to convert.
- ${output-txt} is a placeholder for the output text file path. Similarly, you need to replace ${output-txt} with the desired path or name for the output text file.
When executed, this command will read the specified input PDF file and extract the textual content from it. The extracted text will then be saved in the specified output text file.
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.