# tabula > Extract tables from PDF files. - Extract all tables from a PDF to a CSV file: `tabula {{file.pdf}} -o {{file.csv}}` - Extract tables from pages 1, 2, 3, and 6 of a PDF: `tabula --pages {{1-3,6}} {{file.pdf}}` - Extract tables from page 1 of a PDF, guessing which portion of the page to examine: `tabula {{file.pdf}} --guess --pages {{1}}` - Extract all tables from a PDF, using ruling lines to determine cell boundaries: `tabula {{file.pdf}} --spreadsheet` - Extract all tables from a PDF, using blank space to determine cell boundaries: `tabula {{file.pdf}} --no-spreadsheet`