Grep compatible
pdfgrep tries to be compatible with GNU Grep,
where it makes sense. Many of your favorite grep options are supported (such as
-r, -i, -n or -c).
pdfgrep
a commandline utility to search text in PDF files
Features
Search multiple PDFs
Forgot which PDF contained some information? No problem, just search all of them for the relevant keywords.
Color highlights
GNU Grep's --color option is supported and enabled by default.
Regular expressions
Use the full power of regular expressions for your search! pdfgrep supports POSIX as well as perl compatible regular expressions (PCRE).
Free software
pdfgrep is licensed under the GPL version 2 or later.