How to upload files to Google Drive from linux, unix command prompt?
- Check what version of unix you are using: uname -a
- Visit and download respective ‘drive’ utility from:
https://github.com/prasmussen/gdrive - wget the file.
- Rename the file to drive using ‘mv ????? drive’
- Set the correct file permission for ‘drive’, chmod 755 drive
- Execute drive: ./drive
- Visit the on-screen URL, obtain the code and paste into ‘drive’ program.
- Use the following command to upload: drive upload -f <folder/file>
- The upload happens in real-time on Google Drive.