Typically one would view a PDF with a dedicated viewer (xpdf, zathura, kpdf, Okular, Evince, ...), or by converting to text (pdftotext).
less can be extended with hooks (lesspipe) to read a wide range of file types on the console.
Some console file managers can also translate PDFs to text (mc, ranger).
Typically one would view a PDF with a dedicated viewer (xpdf, zathura, kpdf, Okular, Evince, ...), or by converting to text (pdftotext).
less can be extended with hooks (lesspipe) to read a wide range of file types on the console.
Some console file managers can also translate PDFs to text (mc, ranger).