[texhax] search for text in a pdf file

[Steve Schwartz]

Or use xpdf (at least on a Linux or Unix platform) which also has a
search tool (the little pair of binoculars). If you have a Linux/Unix
platform, it probably has xpdf on it.

Steve

On Fri, 2004-08-06 at 03:44, Axel E. Retif wrote:
> On Aug 5, 2004, at 7:52 PM, BRØCKâQUÂNTIFIER.ORG wrote:
> 
> [...]
> >
> > how do i search for a phrase in a pdf file?
> 
> Download the free Acrobat Reader for your platform, Mac, Linux, Sun, 
> M$, etc., from www.adobe.com
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Axel
> 
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