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How to search multiple pdf documents for words on Linux

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Aug 21, 2013

When it comes to text search within a pdf document, pretty much all pdf reader software support it (be it Adobe Reader or any third-party pdf viewer). However, it becomes tricky when there are more than one pdf document to search. This tutorial describes how to search multiple pdf documents for text by using recoll.

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