Did you know that you can convert from one file type to another in the command line using Abiword ?
This is how it is done.
It is assumed that you already have Abiword installed in your Linux machine. If not, you can install Abiword using the package manager of your Linux distribution.
First open a terminal of your choice and move to the directory that contain MS Word files you wish to convert to open formats.
Next you can execute the commands shown below. Replace 'myfile.doc' with the filename of your MS Word document.
