tabula:tldr:6be54
tabula: Extract all tables from a PDF to a CSV file.
$ tabula -o ${file-csv} ${file-pdf}
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The given command is using the tool "tabula" to extract data from a PDF file and save it as a CSV file.
Here is the breakdown of the command:
- "tabula" is the name of the tool being used to perform the extraction.
- "-o" is a flag used to specify the output file where the extracted data will be saved.
- "${file-csv}" is a placeholder or variable representing the name of the CSV file that will be created. The actual file name should be provided when running the command.
- "${file-pdf}" is another placeholder or variable representing the name of the PDF file from which the data will be extracted. The actual file name should also be provided when running the command.
To execute this command, you would need to replace "${file-csv}" and "${file-pdf}" with the actual file names or paths of the CSV and PDF files respectively.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
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