In this tutorial, I will share How to Download a File in Google Drive using Command Line Interface, using this script you can download a file without file size limitation, maybe you can use gdown but gdown sometimes still error if you download a big file from Google Drive

Before Download a Big File, Create OAuth Authentication First

This script also same if you don’t configure first, can’t download a big file from Google Drive, so you must create OAuth Credentials first

1. Login to Google Developer Console and Create Project first
   • Note: If you don’t have project Click on Select Project → New Project

2. Click Hamburger menu on the left → Select API & Services → Select Library

3. Search for Google Drive API and Enable Google Drive API

4. Click Credentials on left pane and Click + CREATE CREDENTIALS and select OAuth Client ID

Note: If you face this error, click on CONFIGURE CONSENT SCREEN

• Select External and click CREATE

• Just fill in the section
  • App name *
  • User support email
  • Email addresses
• Click SAVE AND CONTINUE until Step 4 and Click Publish in the Production section
• Back to Create Credentials

5. After select OAuth Client ID
   • Application type select Desktop app
   • Name fill whatever you want
   • Click CREATE
6. If success, you will get Client ID and Client Secret, Save it.

Download a File From Google Drive

1. This script you can find it in Official GitHub Repository
2. To install this script, just execute command

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curl -Ls --compressed https://drivedl.cf | sh -s

alternatively, you can use the original github url instead of https://drivedl.cf

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curl -Ls --compressed  https://github.com/Akianonymus/gdrive-downloader/raw/master/install.sh | sh -s

3. This script installed at ${HOME}/.gdrive-downloader/
4. To Download a File from Google Drive (Especially big file) use command

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gdl -o driveID

5. And you will be asked to put (Only one time), and this config file saved in ${HOME}/.gdl.conf
   • Client ID → Fill in the client ID with the one you created earlier
   • Client Secret → Fill in the client Secret with the one you created earlier
   • Refresh Token → Just blank and hit enter
   • And the link will appear, click on that link to get authorization code
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     • Login with your Google Account
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     • In this case Warning like this is normal, because app we create earlier is not verified by Google, so just click show advanced and click Go to yourappname (unsafe)
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     • Click Allow
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     • Click Allow Again
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     • And you get authorization code copy and paste to terminal console
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6. And file will be downloaded immediately

If you want to download a big file again, just use command gdl -o driveID and will not be asked to enter the auth code.

For Documentation, you can see in GitHub Repository

Special Thanks to: Akianonymus for making a great script!