Fails with pdfs

Author: scottb5612Created Jun 2, 2026Updated Jun 2, 2026
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A search of a simple pdf fileresults in an error in the pdftotext pre-processor, causing ripgrepall to exit with an error

Calling Synopsis with attached example files rga Passport a.pdf a.pdf

The command succeeds if I search the txt file used to create the pdf file a.txt

Output The resultant output for the pdf search (no failure with the search of the text file)

errs.txt

Operating System and Version MacOS 26.5

Output of rga --version ripgrep-all 0.10.10