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Important Note

  • gdrive on this repository required the following requirements:
    • Graphical User Interface (GUI)
    • Browser
  • For headless machines, i.e. (servers, vps)

Overview

gdrive is a command line utility for interacting with Google Drive. Based on gdrive

Installation

  • Download the latest gdrive binary file according to your Architecture / OS from Here
  • Rename file first:
    • Example: gdrive-linux-x64 to gdrive
mv gdrive-linux-x64 gdrive
  • Add permission to the file:
chmod  x gdrive
  • Install in following folder:
    • Note: sudo is not necessary, but if you feel it's required for your os, then you should use it.
sudo install gdrive /usr/local/bin/gdrive
  • Run the following command to authenticate with your Google Drive / Team Drive account:
gdrive list

To Uninstall / Remove any Previous Version

  • For current version (Latest):
    • Removing file:
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/gdrive
  • Locating token file, follow:
ls -a ~
cd ~
cd .config
cd gdrive
or
cd ~/.config/gdrive/
  • Removing token file:
rm -rf ~/.config/gdrive/token_v2.json
  • For previous version (Old):
    • Removing file:
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/gdrive
  • Locating token file, follow:
ls -a ~
cd ~
cd .gdrive
or
cd ~/.gdrive/
  • Removing token file:
rm -rf ~/.gdrive/token_v2.json

Usage

  • Recommended to use the gdrive help command to learn more about the tool and to use it properly.
  • To upload a file directly to the root of the drive:
gdrive upload "file.zip"
  • To upload a single file to a specific folder or directory:
    • Note: Below commands works for both gdrive and team-drive as well
gdrive upload -p 0ABCA123456789 "file.zip"
  • To upload a whole folder or directory:
gdrive upload -r -p 0ABCA123456789 "folder-name"

Notes:

  • I don't own the code or the tool, and I am thankful to all the developers and contributors who have made this wonderful tool.
  • In the repository, I have uploaded the gdrive-linux-x64 which is rename to gdrive.
  • If you want to read about the documentation of the tool completely, please visit their official repository.
  • I am using the following source code for compiling the binaries.
  • I am thankful to hashhackers and their team, which always bring the best quality of services to their users.

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