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tabula: Extract all tables from a PDF to a JSON file.

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$ tabula --format JSON -o ${file-json} ${file-pdf}

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This command is using the tabula command-line tool to extract tabular data from a PDF file and save it in JSON format.

Here is a breakdown of the command:

tabula: This is the command for running the tabula tool.
--format JSON: This option is used to specify that the output format should be JSON.
-o ${file-json}: This option is used to specify the output file name and location for the extracted data in JSON format. In this command, ${file-json} is a placeholder for the actual file name and path. You need to replace it with the desired name and location.
${file-pdf}: This is also a placeholder for the input PDF file name and location. You need to replace it in the command with the actual name and path of the PDF file you want to extract data from.

By running this command, the tabula tool will extract tabular data from the specified PDF file and save it in the specified JSON 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.

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