Convert PDF files to text format in Pdftotext--linux/unix

Installing Pdftotext to Redhat/rhel/fedora/centos/ubuntu

Install Pdftotext (CentOS) in a different Linux distribution version using the Poppler-utils package:

# yum Install Poppler-utils

or use the following command in Debian/ubuntu:

$ sudo apt-get install Poppler-utils

Pdftotext using syntax

Pdftotext {pdf-file} {Text-file}

How do I convert a PDF to text?

Convert Php-manual.pdf to Php-manual.txt:

$ pdftotext php-manual.pdf Php-manual.txt

Only the first 5 and next 10 pages are converted:

$ pdftotext-f 5-l php-manual.pdf php-manual.txt

Convert encrypted PDF files (owner password):

$ Pdftotext-opw ' password ' php-manual.pdf php-manual.txt

Convert encrypted PDF files (user password):

$ Pdftotext-upw ' password ' php-manual.pdf php-manual.txt

Sets the End-of-line convention to use for text output. You can set it to UNIX, DOS or Mac. For Unix/linux OSes, enter:

$ pdftotext-eol Unix Php-manual.pdf Php-manual.txt


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Convert PDF files to text format in Pdftotext--linux/unix