pdftotext

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Convert PDF files to plain text format.

Examples (5)

Convert `filename.pdf` to plain text and print it to `stdout`

pdftotext filename.pdf -

Convert `filename.pdf` to plain text and save it as `filename.txt`

pdftotext filename.pdf

Convert `filename.pdf` to plain text and preserve the layout

pdftotext -layout filename.pdf

Convert `input.pdf` to plain text and save it as `output.txt`

pdftotext input.pdf output.txt

Convert pages 2, 3, and 4 of `input.pdf` to plain text and save them as `output.txt`

pdftotext -f 2 -l 4 input.pdf output.txt