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mandrei99
Post  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  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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