#Linux convert text file to pdf pdf#
#Linux convert text file to pdf windows#

#Linux convert text file to pdf pdf#

NOTE: If you donвЂ™t specify a filename for the text file, pdftotext automatically uses the base of the PDF filename and adds the вЂњ.txtвЂќ extension. To do this, use the вЂњ-eolвЂќ flag (the middle character in the flag is a lowercase letter вЂњOвЂќ, not a zero) followed by a space and the type of end-of-line character you want to use (вЂњunixвЂќ, вЂњdosвЂќ, or вЂњmacвЂќ).

#Linux convert text file to pdf windows#

This is especially useful if you plan to access the file on a different operating system like Windows or Mac. You can also specify the type of end-of-line character that is applied to the converted text. If the PDF file is protected and encrypted with a user password, use the вЂњ-upwвЂќ flag instead of the вЂњ-opwвЂќ flag. Make sure there are single quotes, not double, around вЂњpasswordвЂќ. Pdftotext -opw вЂpasswordвЂ™ /home/lori/Documents/Sample.pdf /home/lori/Documents/Sample.txtД¬hange вЂњpasswordвЂќ to the one used to protect the original PDF file being converted. To convert a PDF file thatвЂ™s protected and encrypted with an owner password, use the вЂњ-opwвЂќ flag (the first character in the flag is a lowercase letter вЂњOвЂќ, not a zero). Pdftotext -f 5 -l 9 /home/lori/Documents/Sample.pdf /home/lori/Documents/Sample.txt If you want to only convert a range of pages in a PDF file, use the вЂњ-fвЂќ and вЂњ-lвЂќ (a lowercase вЂњLвЂќ) flags to specify the first and last pages in the range you want to convert. Pdftotext -layout /home/lori/Documents/Sample.pdf /home/lori/Documents/Sample.txt You can preserve the layout of your document (headers, footers, paging, etc.) from the original PDF file in the converted text file using the вЂњ-layoutвЂќ flag.

Line breaks are inserted after every line of text in the PDF file. The converted text may have line breaks in places you donвЂ™t want. The text file is created and can be opened just as you would open any other text file in Linux. Also, change the filenames to correspond to the names of your files. Pdftotext /home/lori/Documents/Sample.pdf /home/lori/Documents/Sample.txtД¬hange the path to each file to correspond to the location and name of your original PDF file and where you want to save the resulting text file. Press вЂњCtrl + Alt + TвЂќ to open a Terminal window, type the command at the prompt, and press вЂњEnterвЂќ. The following is the basic command for converting a PDF file to an editable text file.