pdftotext

Convert PDF files to plain text format.

• Convert `filename.pdf` to plain text and print it to standard output:

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}

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