Pre-reqisites:
You may need to install poppler-utils. Try this first:
apt-get install poppler-utils
If you are still having trouble, try installing the dependancies as well:
sudo apt-get install libnss3-dev libgpgmepp-dev qtbase5-dev libcairo2-dev libboost-dev
This one is short and sweet. Here are the steps:
Convert the first PDF to a text file
pdftotext example_pdf_one.pdfConvert the second PDF to a text file
pdftotext example_pdf_two.pdfCheck the differences between the text files.
diff example_pdf_one.txt example_pdf_two.txt
And that's all there is to it!
I also have a video demo on how this works: https://youtu.be/VL-wFPESiCc
Top comments (3)
and what are the steps to install pdftotext ? and also a screenshot could be helpful.
This article is very useful pls add more details because many people will be interested.
Thanks for the feedback. I used this on ubuntu so it was pre-installed for me. I did some googling and there is a package that you may need to install. I've updated the article and added a link to my video demo to show how it works. Hope this helps!
Amazing thanks!
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