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tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# pdfgrep

> Search text in PDF files.
> More information: <https://pdfgrep.org>.

- Find lines that match pattern in a PDF:

`pdfgrep {{pattern}} {{file.pdf}}`

- Include file name and page number for each matched line:

`pdfgrep --with-filename --page-number {{pattern}} {{file.pdf}}`

- Do a case-insensitive search for lines that begin with "foo" and return the first 3 matches:

`pdfgrep --max-count {{3}} --ignore-case {{'^foo'}} {{file.pdf}}`

- Find pattern in files with a `.pdf` extension in the current directory recursively:

`pdfgrep --recursive {{pattern}}`

- Find pattern on files that match a specific glob in the current directory recursively:

`pdfgrep --recursive --include {{'*book.pdf'}} {{pattern}}`
