[ILUG-Cochin.org] terminal mode pdf reader

[Mahesh Aravind]

Dear Unni,

--- On Sat, 18/4/09, unni krishnan <unnikrishnan.a at gmail.com> wrote:

>   I never used  ggv. Also my debian installation does not
> contain that pacage in default installation. But sure that
> in the repo ( Not ggv, its gv ? )

https://launchpad.net/gnome-ghostview

I fear this is deprecated by now.

>   It says it is for X ( Not done much research, I will
> check it later )

Yes it requires X. GV has a framebuffer output as well.
I've used it.. but for now, I'm out of reach of both my desktop or laptop to demonstrate the same to you

> 
>   Can you give a real life example to use that command. 

We are (I for one) command line junkies.. that's real life eg. :p JK

http://linux.bytesex.org/fbida/

> 
> The link http://linuxtuts.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-to-view-pdf-file-from-console-in.html
> itself uses the pdftohtml as I told. 
> 
It does. The one I used could easily display pics/formulae everything..

LOL, there's no use of me blabbering here. Will find a way to show ya the real command ASAP

-- Mahesh

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