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get_xpdf: Get pdf to text extractor (xpdf)

Description

Downloads and extracts pdf to text extractor, see details.

Usage

get_xpdf(dest = getwd())

Arguments

dest

Destination folder defaults to getwd()

Value

Returns full path to pdftotext executable

Details

If the function fails you can download the extractor manually from http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/ then set it manually as shown in examples get_emails

Tested on:

  • Windows

  • Linux

See Also

get_emails