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Unoconv (converter between OpenOffice.org document formats): a commandline utility which can convert from any document format that OpenOffice can import to any document format it can export.

Install Unoconv

Debian

apt-get install unoconv

Ubuntu, Mint

sudo apt-get install unoconv

Start Open Office in headless mode

soffice -headless -accept=”socket,host=127.0.0.1,port=8100;urp;” -nofirststartwizard

doc to odt
unoconv -c “socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;StarOffice.ComponentContext” -f odt *.doc

doc to pdf
unoconv -c “socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;StarOffice.ComponentContext” -f pdf *.doc

Finally Stop OpenOffice

killall soffice.bin

The list of formats to which the document can be converted is given in the following page.

http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/unoconv/

“Liberate your documents” – documentfreedom.org

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