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# pdftotext
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> Convert PDF files to plain text format.
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> More information: <https://www.xpdfreader.com/pdftotext-man.html>.
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- Convert `filename.pdf` to plain text and print it to `stdout`:
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`pdftotext {{filename.pdf}} -`
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- Convert `filename.pdf` to plain text and save it as `filename.txt`:
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`pdftotext {{filename.pdf}}`
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- Convert `filename.pdf` to plain text and preserve the layout:
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`pdftotext -layout {{filename.pdf}}`
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- Convert `input.pdf` to plain text and save it as `output.txt`:
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`pdftotext {{input.pdf}} {{output.txt}}`
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2026-02-18 06:55:01 -07:00
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- Convert pages 2, 3, and 4 of `input.pdf` to plain text and save them as `output.txt`:
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`pdftotext -f {{2}} -l {{4}} {{input.pdf}} {{output.txt}}`
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