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mandrei99

Post subject: How to convert pdf to text in FreeBSD | Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:03 am

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How to convert pdf to text in FreeBSD

How to convert pdf to text in FreeBSD

A simple tool to extract or convert text from a pdf file (unprotected) to a text file is using "xpdf" port.

Code:

# cd /usr/ports/graphics/xpdf && make install clean

Opt out "X11 (graphics) support" if you're not interested in X11 support.

Example of converting pdf file to test file:

Code:

# ls
simple.pdf
# /usr/local/libexec/xpdf/pdftotext simple.pdf 
# ls
simple.pdf     simple.txt
# cat simple.txt 
A Simple PDF File
<PDF TEXT>


Simple PDF File 2
<PDF TEXT>

"pdftotext" utility from xpdf converts a pdf file to a new text file keeping the page numbering for reference.

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mandrei99

Post subject: Re: How to convert pdf to text in FreeBSD | Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:08 am

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To save pdf file contents to a text file with different filename than the pdf file, use

Code:

# /usr/local/libexec/xpdf/pdftotext Simple2.pdf - >my_new_text_file_from_pdf.txt
# ls
my_new_text_file_from_pdf.txt   simple.pdf

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	How to convert a text into a list of words, one per line	LaR3	0	8911	Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:02 am LaR3
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	grep match pattern: Binary file bincharacters.txt matches - How to make grep treat a file as text	mandrei99	0	2376	Wed Dec 11, 2013 7:15 am mandrei99
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