title: How do I convert LaTeX to plain-text (ASCII)?
body: <p><em>Scenario:</em>
  <br />I have a document I created using LaTeX (my resume in this case), it's compiling in <code>pdflatex</code> correctly and outputting exactly what I'd like.  Now I need the same document to be converted to plain old ASCII. </p>
  
  <p><em>Example:</em>
  <br />I have seen this done (at least once) <a href="http://www.gratisoft.us/todd/resume.html" rel="noreferrer">here</a>, where the author has a <a href="http://www.gratisoft.us/todd/resume.pdf" rel="noreferrer">PDF version</a> and an <a href="http://www.gratisoft.us/todd/resume.ascii" rel="noreferrer">ASCII version</a> that matches the PDF version in almost every way, including margins, spacing and bullet points.</p>
  
  <p>I realize this type of conversion cannot be exact due to limitations in the ASCII format, but a very close approximation does seem possible based on what I have found so far. What is the process for doing this?</p>