PDF Extraction

Extract Full Text

zot pdf ABC123

Extracts text from the item's PDF attachment. Results are cached for fast subsequent access.

Extract Specific Pages

zot pdf ABC123 --pages 1-5     # Pages 1 through 5
zot pdf ABC123 --pages 3       # Page 3 only

Extract Annotations

zot pdf ABC123 --annotations

Extracts highlights, comments, and notes from the PDF with page numbers.

Cache Management

PDF text is cached locally after first extraction:

zot config cache stats    # View cache size
zot config cache clear    # Clear all cached text

Open PDF in System Viewer

zot open ABC123

Opens the PDF (or URL if no PDF) in your default application.