GDrive

Description

GDrive website  

gdrive is a command line utility for interacting with Google Drive. You can use this utility to transfer files between the HiPerGator environment and your UF-provided Google Drive storage.

Environment Modules

Run module spider GDrive to find out what environment modules are available for this application.

System Variables

• HPC_GDRIVE_DIR - installation directory
• HPC_GDRIVE_BIN - executable directory

Additional Information

• Load the module and then initiate authentication using "gdrive about":

$ module load gdrive/2.1.0
$ gdrive about

• If authentication is needed (e.g. it is your first time using the module or your prior authentication has expired), you will then get the following prompt:

Authentication needed
Go to the following url in your browser:
https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth?access_type=offline&client_id=...
Enter verification code:

The URL in the example above is truncated to make these instructions easier to read. The actual URL you will see on your screen is much longer. Make sure you select and copy all of it.

• Copy and paste the supplied URL into a browser on your desktop.

• Log into your UF Google account using your UF credentials.

• You will then be prompted that "project-367116221053 wants to access your Google Account...See, edit, create, and delete all of your Google Drive files". Read the note below and, if you are comfortable with this, click [Allow].

...explain account access for the project here...

• You will then be taken to a page with an authorization code on it. Copy that code and paste it back in your HiPerGator session where it is waiting at the "Enter verification code:" prompt.