h3xxx · December 26, 2023 14:57
diff --git a/pdf-to-txt.sh b/pdf-to-txt.sh
 # requires ghostscript to be installed first - on mac, install with `brew install ghostscript`

 # -sDEVICE=txtwrite   - text writer
 # -sOutputFile=-      - use stdout instead of a file
 # -q                  - quiet - prevent writing normal messages to output
 # -dNOPAUSE           - disable prompt and pause at end of each page
 # -dBATCH             - indicates batch operation so exits at end of processing

 gs -sDEVICE=txtwrite -sOutputFile=- -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH to-be-processed.pdf
	# requires ghostscript to be installed first - on mac, install with `brew install ghostscript`

	# -sDEVICE=txtwrite - text writer
	# -sOutputFile=- - use stdout instead of a file
	# -q - quiet - prevent writing normal messages to output
	# -dNOPAUSE - disable prompt and pause at end of each page
	# -dBATCH - indicates batch operation so exits at end of processing

	gs -sDEVICE=txtwrite -sOutputFile=- -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH to-be-processed.pdf