drive-cli
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"drive" is a tiny program to pull or push Google Drive files. It runs in the command line. A "push" uploads local content to Google Drive while a "pull" downloads changes from Google Drive to the local computer.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Features
- Command line interface
- File Sync
- Folder Sync
- Synchronization
Tags
- google-drive-client
drive-cli information
Developed by
Emmanuel OdekeLicensing
Open Source and Free product.Alternatives
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- English
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What is drive-cli?
"drive" is a tiny program to pull or push Google Drive files. It runs in the command line. A "push" uploads local content to Google Drive while a "pull" downloads changes from Google Drive to the local computer. 2-way sync with a single command and background updating are not supported.
Comments and Reviews
After substantial research, I decided that there are two worthy Google Drive clients for Linux:
Insync and drive-cli (known as just "drive" outside of AlternativeTo). Insync is paid but functions like the Windows and Mac versions of Google Drive. drive-cli works more like a Git repository. It's grown on me to the point where I prefer it to the background sync programs for Windows and Mac. I love being able to make changes to a file and then decide if I want to push the changes to Google Drive or, if I screwed up, pull my backup copy from the Google Drive server.
This tool was surprisingly easy to use, especially if you install from your distro's packages.