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pdftohtml.cat (xpdf-4.03)	:	pdftohtml.cat (xpdf-4.04)
pdftohtml(1) General Commands Manual pdftohtml(1)		pdftohtml(1) General Commands Manual pdftohtml(1)

NAME		NAME
pdftohtml - Portable Document Format (PDF) to HTML converter (version		pdftohtml - Portable Document Format (PDF) to HTML converter (version

4.03)		4.04)

SYNOPSIS		SYNOPSIS
pdftohtml [options] PDF-file HTML-dir		pdftohtml [options] PDF-file HTML-dir

DESCRIPTION		DESCRIPTION
Pdftohtml converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files to HTML.		Pdftohtml converts Portable Document Format (PDF) files to HTML.

Pdftohtml reads the PDF file, PDF-file, and places an HTML file for		Pdftohtml reads the PDF file, PDF-file, and places an HTML file for
each page, along with auxiliary images in the directory, HTML-dir. The		each page, along with auxiliary images in the directory, HTML-dir. The
HTML directory will be created; if it already exists, pdftohtml will		HTML directory will be created; if it already exists, pdftohtml will
report an error.		report an error.

CONFIGURATION FILE		CONFIGURATION FILE
Pdftohtml reads a configuration file at startup. It first tries to		Pdftohtml reads a configuration file at startup. It first tries to
find the user's private config file, ~/.xpdfrc. If that doesn't exist,		find the user's private config file, ~/.xpdfrc. If that doesn't exist,

it looks for a system-wide config file, typically /usr/local/etc/xpdfrc		it looks for a system-wide config file, typically /etc/xpdfrc (but this
(but this location can be changed when pdftohtml is built). See the		location can be changed when pdftohtml is built). See the xpdfrc(5)
xpdfrc(5) man page for details.		man page for details.

OPTIONS		OPTIONS
Many of the following options can be set with configuration file com-		Many of the following options can be set with configuration file com-
mands. These are listed in square brackets with the description of the		mands. These are listed in square brackets with the description of the
corresponding command line option.		corresponding command line option.

-f number		-f number
Specifies the first page to convert.		Specifies the first page to convert.

-l number		-l number

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the HTML. Using '-z 1.5', for example, will make the initial		the HTML. Using '-z 1.5', for example, will make the initial
view 50% larger.		view 50% larger.

-r number		-r number
Specifies the resolution, in DPI, for background images. This		Specifies the resolution, in DPI, for background images. This
controls the pixel size of the background image files. The ini-		controls the pixel size of the background image files. The ini-
tial zoom level is controlled by the '-z' option. Specifying a		tial zoom level is controlled by the '-z' option. Specifying a
larger '-r' value will allow the viewer to zoom in farther with-		larger '-r' value will allow the viewer to zoom in farther with-
out upscaling artifacts in the background.		out upscaling artifacts in the background.


		-vstretch number
		Specifies a vertical stretch factor. Setting this to a value
		greater than 1.0 will stretch each page vertically, spreading
		out the lines. This also stretches the background image to
		match.

		-embedbackground
		Embeds the background image as base64-encoded data directly in
		the HTML file, rather than storing it as a separate file.

-nofonts		-nofonts
Disable extraction of embedded fonts. By default, pdftohtml		Disable extraction of embedded fonts. By default, pdftohtml
extracts TrueType and OpenType fonts. Disabling extraction can		extracts TrueType and OpenType fonts. Disabling extraction can
work around problems with buggy fonts.		work around problems with buggy fonts.


		-embedfonts
		Embeds any extracted fonts as base64-encoded data directly in
		the HTML file, rather than storing them as separate files.

-skipinvisible		-skipinvisible
Don't draw invisible text. By default, invisible text (commonly		Don't draw invisible text. By default, invisible text (commonly
used in OCR'ed PDF files) is drawn as transparent (alpha=0) HTML		used in OCR'ed PDF files) is drawn as transparent (alpha=0) HTML

text. This option tells pdftohtml to discard invisible text		text. This option tells pdftohtml to discard invisible text
entirely.		entirely.

-allinvisible		-allinvisible

Treat all text as invisible. By default, regular (non-invisi-		Treat all text as invisible. By default, regular (non-invisi-
ble) text is not drawn in the background image, and is instead		ble) text is not drawn in the background image, and is instead
drawn with HTML on top of the image. This option tells pdfto-		drawn with HTML on top of the image. This option tells pdfto-
html to include the regular text in the background image, and		html to include the regular text in the background image, and
then draw it as transparent (alpha=0) HTML text.		then draw it as transparent (alpha=0) HTML text.


		-formfields
		Convert AcroForm text and checkbox fields to HTML input ele-
		ments. This also removes text (e.g., underscore characters) and
		erases background image content (e.g., lines or boxes) in the
		field areas.

		-table Use table mode when performing the underlying text extraction.
		This will generally produce better output when the PDF content
		is a full-page table. NB: This does not generate HTML tables;
		it just changes the way text is split up.

-opw password		-opw password

Specify the owner password for the PDF file. Providing this		Specify the owner password for the PDF file. Providing this
will bypass all security restrictions.		will bypass all security restrictions.

-upw password		-upw password
Specify the user password for the PDF file.		Specify the user password for the PDF file.


		-verbose
		Print a status message (to stdout) before processing each page.
		[config file: printStatusInfo]

-q Don't print any messages or errors. [config file: errQuiet]		-q Don't print any messages or errors. [config file: errQuiet]

-cfg config-file		-cfg config-file
Read config-file in place of ~/.xpdfrc or the system-wide config		Read config-file in place of ~/.xpdfrc or the system-wide config
file.		file.

-v Print copyright and version information.		-v Print copyright and version information.

-h Print usage information. (-help and --help are equivalent.)		-h Print usage information. (-help and --help are equivalent.)


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1 Error opening a PDF file.		1 Error opening a PDF file.

2 Error opening an output file.		2 Error opening an output file.

3 Error related to PDF permissions.		3 Error related to PDF permissions.

99 Other error.		99 Other error.

AUTHOR		AUTHOR

The pdftohtml software and documentation are copyright 1996-2021 Glyph		The pdftohtml software and documentation are copyright 1996-2022 Glyph
& Cog, LLC.		& Cog, LLC.

SEE ALSO		SEE ALSO
xpdf(1), pdftops(1), pdftotext(1), pdfinfo(1), pdffonts(1), pdfde-		xpdf(1), pdftops(1), pdftotext(1), pdfinfo(1), pdffonts(1), pdfde-
tach(1), pdftoppm(1), pdftopng(1), pdfimages(1), xpdfrc(5)		tach(1), pdftoppm(1), pdftopng(1), pdfimages(1), xpdfrc(5)
http://www.xpdfreader.com/		http://www.xpdfreader.com/


28 Jan 2021 pdftohtml(1)		18 Apr 2022 pdftohtml(1)

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Source code changes of the file "doc/pdftohtml.cat" betweenxpdf-4.03.tar.gz and xpdf-4.04.tar.gz

Source code changes of the file "doc/pdftohtml.cat" between
xpdf-4.03.tar.gz and xpdf-4.04.tar.gz