Download public, large files from Google Drive over HTTP(S), without setup or authentication

download_google_drive.sh

#!/bin/bash

# python solution at: https://stackoverflow.com/a/39225039/6674256
# another solution is "rclone", but it requires setup and OAuth
# another solution is Google Drive API, but it requires setup and OAuth too
# another solution is https://github.com/odeke-em/drive, but it requires setup and OAuth too

fileid=$1 # use "Get shareable link" in your Google Drive to access the file ID
filename=$2
curl --cookie-jar ./cookie --location "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=${fileid}" > /dev/null
curl --location --cookie ./cookie "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&confirm=`awk '/download/ {print $NF}' ./cookie`&id=${fileid}" --output ${filename}