count stuff with pdftotext

gistfile1.txt

# Count how many pages approximately in PDF (1 page = 2400 chars)
pagecount() {
    echo $(( $(pdftotext "$*" - | tr -d '.' | wc -m) / 2400.00 ))
}

# Count characters in PDF
charcount() { pdftotext "$*" - | tr -d '.' | wc -m }

# Count words in PDF
wordcount() { pdftotext "$*" - | tr -d '.' | wc -w }

# Count lines in PDF
linecount() { pdftotext "$*" - | tr -d '.' | wc -l }