pdf2epub

Package: WA2L/WinTools 1.2.08
Section: General Commands (1)
Updated: 12 June 2018
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NAME

pdf2epub - convert files from PDF to ePUB eBook format

 

SYNOPSIS

WA2LWinTools/bin/pdf2epub [ -h | -i | -u | -V ]

pdf2epub [ -n ][ file... ]

 

AVAILABILITY

WA2L/WinTools

 

DESCRIPTION

convert one or more *.pdf file(s) to *.epub file(s).

The pdf2epub command provides a fast and efficient way to convert one or more PDF files to the ePUB eBook file format that can be read by many eBook readers.

To convert PDF(s): mark them in the Windows™ Explorer, -> do a right click -> goto: 'Send to' -> select: 'pdf2epub'.

Each given file1.pdf is converted to file1.epub as long as the destination file ( file1.epub ) does not exist already.

The pdf2epub command should be installed to the 'Send To' context menu in 'Microsoft™ Windows Explorer' for most convenient usage. To do so, invoke pdf2epub -i once.

 

OPTIONS

-h
usage message.

-i
install the pdf2epub command as menu point 'pdf2epub' to the 'Send To' context menu in 'Windows Explorer'.

-u
uninstall the pdf2epub shortcut from the 'Send To' context menu in 'Windows Explorer'.

-V
print program version.

-n
non interactive execution. This prevents the message box dialog at the end of the program execution. Using -n the pdf2epub command can be used in batch processing without any user intervention.

file...
list of *.pdf files to convert to *.epub . When installed in the 'Send To' menu the selected file(s) in 'Windows Explorer' are passed as a list of files to the pdf2epub command and all given PDF files are converted and saved as a separate ePUB file.

If - is specified as file name, the file list is read from stdin (standard input).

If no file is specified, you are queried to select the file(s) by a open file box dialog where you then can select file(s) to be processed.

 

ENVIRONMENT

-

 

EXIT STATUS

0
no error.

1
files were skipped or conversion failed.

2
shortcut in 'SendTo' menu could not be removed.

4
usage message displayed.

5
program version printed.

6
program variant not known. This error occurs when the pdf2epub command is renamed.

 

FILES

etc/pdf2epub.cfg
optional configuration file for pdf2epub. See: pdf2epub.cfg(4) for more information.

 

EXAMPLES

See: epub2mobi(1).

 

SEE ALSO

wintoolsintro(1), config(1m), epub2mobi(1), pdf2epub.cfg(4)

 

NOTES

The pdf2epub command uses internally ebook-convert from Calibre to perform the eBook conversion.

Calibre is not bundled with WA2L/WinTools and must therefore be installed separately somewhere on the system. A portable version can be downloaded from: https://calibre-ebook.com/download_portable.

For more information about Calibre see: https://calibre-ebook.com/

 

BUGS

-

 

AUTHOR

pdf2epub was developed by Christian Walther. Send suggestions and bug reports to wa2l@users.sourceforge.net .

 

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2020 Christian Walther

This is free software; see WA2LWinTools/man/COPYING for copying conditions. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
AVAILABILITY
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
ENVIRONMENT
EXIT STATUS
FILES
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO
NOTES
BUGS
AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT

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