Convert any document to PDF in Bash by piggy backing Google Docs Viewer
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#!/bin/sh
# by Jason A. Donenfeld
# www.zx2c4.com
if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
echo "Usage: $0 url output-pdf-file"
exit 1
fi
set -e
documenturl="$(echo -n "$1" | xxd -plain | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/\(..\)/%\1/g')"
viewerurl="http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=$documenturl"
pdfurl="$(printf "$(curl -s "$viewerurl" | sed -n "s/.*gpUrl:'\\([^']*\\)'.*/\\1/p" | sed 's/%/%%/g')")"
cookiejar="$(mktemp)"
curl -s -L -c "$cookiejar" -o "$2" "$pdfurl"
rm -f "$cookiejar"