getpdftext.pl - Extracts and print the text from one or more PDF pages
getpdftext.pl [options] infile.pdf [<pagenums>] Options: -c --check just validates the page instead of printing it -g --geometry just computes geometry, prints nothing -v --verbose print diagnostic messages -h --help verbose help message -V --version print CAM::PDF version <pagenums> is a comma-separated list of page numbers. Ranges like '2-6' allowed in the list Example: 4-6,2,12,8-9
Extracts all of the text from the specified PDF page(s) and prints them to STDOUT. If no pages are specified, all pages are processed.
The --check and --geometry modes are distinctly different. They are used primarily for debugging.
--check
--geometry
CAM::PDF
renderpdf.pl
See CAM::PDF
To install CAM::PDF, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm CAM::PDF
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install CAM::PDF
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.