Google Drive Public File Downloader when Curl/Wget Fails
gdown downloads a public file/folder from Google Drive. gdown provides what curl/wget doesn't for Google Drive:
Skip the security notice allowing you to download large files (curl/wget fails);
Recursive download of files in a folder (maximum 50 files per folder);
Specify download file format for Google Slides/Sheet/Docs like PDF/XML/CSV
gdown downloads a public file/folder from Google Drive. gdown provides what curl/wget doesn't for Google Drive:
Skip the security notice allowing you to download large files (curl/wget fails);
Recursive download of files in a folder (maximum 50 files per folder);
Specify download file format for Google Slides/Sheet/Docs like PDF/XML/CSV
To install gdown, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install gdown
To see what files were installed by gdown, run:
port contents gdown
To later upgrade gdown, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade gdown
Reporting an issue on MacPorts Trac
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Though anyone may search Trac for tickets, you must have a GitHub account in order to login to Trac to create tickets.