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| [**Getting Started**](./getting-started.md) > **Usage** > **Command Line** _(current)_ | |
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| ### Use PDFMathTranslate via command line | |
| #### Basic Usage | |
| After Installation, please enter this command to translate your PDF. | |
| ```bash | |
| pdf2zh_next document.pdf | |
| ``` | |
| > [!NOTE] | |
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| > If your pathname contains spaces, please enclose it in quotation marks. | |
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| > ```bash | |
| > pdf2zh_next "path with spaces/document.pdf" | |
| > ``` | |
| After execute translation, files generated in **current working directory**. | |
| > [!TIP] | |
| > **Where is my "Current Working Directory" ?** | |
| > Before entering a command in the terminal, you might see a pathname displayed in your terminal: | |
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| > ```powershell | |
| > PS C:\Users\XXX> | |
| > ``` | |
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| > This directory is the "*Current working directory*." | |
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| > If there is no pathname, try running this command in the terminal: | |
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| > ```bash | |
| > pwd | |
| > ``` | |
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| > After executing this command, a pathname will be output. This pathname is the "**Current working directory**". The translated files will appear here. | |
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| #### Advance Usage | |
| For detailed explanations of additional command line parameters, please refer to [advanced usage](./../advanced/advanced.md). | |