How to convert all text in a file from upper case to lower case and vice versa on Linux? Convert from upper case to lower case: tr ‘[:upper:]’ ‘[:lower:]’ < input.txt > output.txt Convert from lower case to upper case: tr ‘[:lower:]’ ‘[:upper:]’ < input.txt > output.txt Answered by Eric Z Ma.
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How to merge multiple PDF files to a PDF on Linux?
convert seems works not very well when merging PDFs. The quality is low. Any other better methods to merge multiple PDF files to a single PDF on Linux? ghostscript works the best for me on merging PDFs: gs -q -sPAPERSIZE=letter -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress -sOutputFile=out.pdf in1.pdf in2.pdf in3.pdf merges in{1..3}.pdf to out.pdf. Answered by Eric […]
How to convert .pptx slides to .jpg or .png images on Linux in command line?
How to convert .pptx slides to .jpg or .png images on Linux in command line? This following method works best for me. First, convert .pptx file to .pdf using libreoffice: libreoffice –headless –convert-to pdf file.pptx –headless makes libreoffice run in batch mode and not start the GUI. The pdf file will be named file.pdf by […]
How to convert between Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese characters in text files on Linux?
How to convert between Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese characters in text files on Linux from command line? You can use opencc to convert between Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese: https://github.com/BYVoid/OpenCC For example, to transfer a file in simplified Chinese sc.txt to traditional Chinese: opencc -i sc.txt -o tc.txt -c zhs2zht.ini The authors also provide […]
How to merge multiple jpg images to a pdf on Linux?
I have multiple jpg images as files like 001.jpg, 002.jpg … How to merge multiple jpg images to a pdf on Linux? convert is your good friend: convert *.jpg output.pdf Answered by Eric Z Ma.
How to convert between dos and unix file coding in Emacs?
How to convert between dos and unix file coding for files in Emacs? From Dos to Unix coding: M-x set-buffer-file-coding-system RET undecided-unix or C-x RET f undecided-unix Then save the file (C-x C-s). From Unix to Dos M-x set-buffer-file-coding-system RET undecided-dos or C-x RET f undecided-dos Then save the file (C-x C-s). Answered by Eric […]
How to balance the two columns of text on the last page of a Latex doc?
How to balance the two columns of text on the last page of a Latex doc? 2 good Latex packages are good at balancing the two columns of text on the last page of a Latex doc (choose either one that are good for you). balance Usage: At the beginning of the doc: usepackage{balance} At […]
How to convert a latex document with figures to a HTML file?
How to convert a latex document with figures to a HTML file? htlatex (On Fedora, it is in the package texlive-tex4ht) can generate the html from a latex doc better than latex2html. From my experience, it can produce a better html file. Answered by Eric Z Ma.
How to convert a .docx .doc MS Word file to pdf in command line on Linux
How to convert a MS Word document file such as .docx and .doc to pdf on Linux using command line tools? Use LibreOffice: libreoffice –headless –convert-to pdf –outdir /path/to/out/dir/ /path/to/doc/docx/file Answered by Eric Z Ma. While this LibreOffice answer works, the –headless option still needs as display, even though it does not use it. In […]
