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

> Convert PDF files to PNG/JPEG/TIFF/PDF/PS/EPS/SVG using cairo.
> More information: <https://poppler.freedesktop.org>.

- Convert a PDF file to JPEG:

`pdftocairo {{path/to/file.pdf}} -jpeg`

- Convert to PDF expanding the output to fill the paper:

`pdftocairo {{path/to/file.pdf}} {{output.pdf}} -pdf -expand`

- Convert to SVG specifying the first/last page to convert:

`pdftocairo {{path/to/file.pdf}} {{output.svg}} -svg -f {{first_page}} -l {{last_page}}`

- Convert to PNG with 200ppi resolution:

`pdftocairo {{path/to/file.pdf}} {{output.png}} -png -r 200`

- Convert to grayscale TIFF setting paper size to A3:

`pdftocairo {{path/to/file.pdf}} -tiff -gray -paper A3`

- Convert to PNG cropping x and y pixels from the top-left corner:

`pdftocairo {{path/to/file.pdf}} -png -x {{x_pixels}} -y {{y_pixels}}`
