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How to search PDF in Linux with DocHub

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Follow the steps to search PDF in Linux using DocHub

Open the DocHub website and log in to your account.
Once logged in, navigate to the section where you can upload documents. Here, select the PDF file you wish to search.
After the PDF is uploaded, use the search functionality available in our platform. Enter the keyword or phrase you want to find within the document.
Review the highlighted search results that appear in the document. Click on any highlighted text to see the context in which it appears.
If needed, make any edits directly in the document. You can annotate, sign, or fill out forms as required.
Once you are satisfied with the document, choose to download or export it. Alternatively, you can print it or share it directly with others.

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How do I search a PDF file?

How To Search for a Word in a PDF Using Any PDF Reader Open any PDF with your default PDF reader. Press CTRL+F (Windows) or CMD+F (Mac). In the text box, enter your search term. The first match will be highlighted. Press Enter or click the right arrow to navigate between the results.

How to view a PDF file in Linux?

You can use the following commands to open PDF file in Linux: evince command - GNOME document viewer. It. xdg-open command - xdg-open opens a file or URL in the users preferred application.

What is the command to search a PDF file?

When a PDF is opened in the Acrobat Reader (not in a browser), the search window pane may or may not be displayed. To display the search/find window pane, use Ctrl+F.

How do I search for specific PDF files?

Restricting your search to only find PDF files is therefore an easy way of finding authoritative information freely available on the web. You can do this using the shortcut filetype: in the Google search box. It is also one of the options in Google advanced search.

Can I search a PDF with grep?

Grep is a powerful tool to search for a pattern or regular expression in a text file but it cannot do the search in pdf files and thats where pdfgrep comes into the picture. Its a simple command used to search PDF files for a regular expression.

What is the command to search a PDF in Linux?

It involved running find to iterate over all the PDF files, running pdftotext, and then grep on each one of them to find the occurrence of the pattern. While this is a tricky process, it uses commands that are already available on most systems by default.

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