pdf-conversion-example.sh

#!/bin/bash

# This script converts a PDF into a series of PNG images. The images will be
# created in the directory from which the script is executed
# Usage: $0 [FILE.PDF|/path/to/FILE.PDF]

# Pass in a PDF file
PDF=$1

# Replace ".pdf" with "-slides.png"
SLIDES=${PDF/.pdf/-slides.png}

# Replace spaces with hyphens
SLIDES=${SLIDES// /-}

# Convert to lowercase
SLIDES=${SLIDES,,}

# Extract the basename from the path
SLIDES=$(basename $SLIDES)

# Convert the PDF into a series of images
convert -density 300 "$PDF" -quality 100 $SLIDES