bash-tutorial/tutorial/poppler.org

#+options: toc:nil num:nil author:nil

* Convert pdf to text or html using poppler

Use poppler and redirect the text to a org file. ~pdftotext~ converts a pdf to
"txt" if no other format is specified

#+begin_example bash
  pdftotext foo.pdf foo
#+end_example

Install poppler in Parabola GNU-Linux

#+begin_example bash
  pacman -S poppler
#+end_example

#+begin_example bash
 pdftotext foo.pdf ->> foo.org # first option
 pdftotext foo.pdf foo.org # second option
#+end_example

Convert pdf to html

#+begin_example bash
  pfdftohtml foo.pdf foo.html
#+end_example