Extract text to file
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- Python
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Description
There does not seem to be a way to extract-text into an output file. is there a reason for this?
> pdfly extract-text input.pdf test.txt --help
Usage: pdfly extract-text [OPTIONS] PDF
Extract text from a PDF file.
╭─ Arguments ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ * pdf FILE [required] │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─ Options ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --help Show this message and exit. │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
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Research direction
Start with the pdfly extract-text command and run the usage example from the issue to confirm how arguments are currently parsed. Trace the command's existing text extraction entry point and define done as allowing extracted text to be written to the requested output file while retaining the current behavior when no output file is given.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100