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From: Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: How to export to pdf and link to other pdf-files?
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 11:51:01 +0200
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On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 11:43:13AM +0200, Rasmus wrote:
> Dov Grobgeld <dov.grobgeld@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > What do I need to do to inhibit the inclusion of pdf files as graphics
> > files, when exporting an org file to pdf?
> >
> > Ideally I would like to have links to referenced pdf files and not have
> > them treated as embedded graphics.
> 
> A very quick look suggests it's hardcoded in org-latex--inline-image.
> Thus, the easiest thing may be to use a filter and be sure to include the
> pdf extension.  I think you might have to use
> org-export-filter-paragraph-functions,

I think the OP can simply add a description to the links.  AFAIK, links
with descriptions are exported as links during LaTeX export.

Okay I can confirm this.  The following:

  [[file:/tmp/foo.pdf][A link]]

is exported as:

  \href{file:///tmp/foo.pdf}{A link}

Hope this helps,

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Suvayu

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