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Your First Conversion

Step-by-step walkthrough of your first file conversion with PyForge CLI.

What You'll Learn

In this detailed tutorial, you'll learn: - How to prepare files for conversion - Understanding command options - Reading output and results - Handling common issues

Prerequisites

  • PyForge CLI installed (Installation Guide)
  • A sample file to convert (PDF, Excel, MDB, or DBF)

Step 1: Choose Your File

For this tutorial, we'll use a PDF file. If you don't have one, you can: - Download a sample PDF from the internet - Create a simple PDF from any document

Step 2: Basic Conversion

# Convert PDF to text
pyforge convert document.pdf

This will create document.txt in the same directory.

Step 3: Examine the Output

# View the converted text
cat document.txt

# Or open in your text editor
open document.txt  # macOS
notepad document.txt  # Windows

What's Next?