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How to download file from Google Drive using command line
# add function to .bashrc(or .zshrc)
google_drive_dl() {
echo "input file id: "
read file_id
echo "input file name: "
read file_name
curl -c ./cookie -s -L "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=${file_id}" > /dev/null
curl -Lb ./cookie "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&confirm=`awk '/download/ {print $NF}' ./cookie`&id=${file_id}" -o $file_name
}
# or use as a script google_drive_dl.sh
#!/bin/bash
# file id for the google drive file
file_id="file_id"
file_name="file.zip"
# 1. save cookie
curl -c ./cookie -s -L "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=${file_id}" > /dev/null
# 2. use confirm field in cookie to download file
curl -Lb ./cookie "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&confirm=`awk '/download/ {print $NF}' ./cookie`&id=${file_id}" -o $file_name
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