https://github.com/riking/docssync

Download Google Docs files to your computer
https://github.com/riking/docssync

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Download Google Docs files to your computer

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/riking/docssync
• Owner: riking
• Created: 2015-04-09T00:54:19.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-04-09T01:44:34.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-13T06:41:04.826Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Language: Go
• Size: 125 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# DocsSync

This program will download collaboratively edited files from Google Drive to your local computer. (Note: Google Drive is considered the source of truth; upload is not implemented)

## Build

    $ go get github.com/riking/DocsSync

    # Add to PATH (optional)

    $ ln -s ~/bin/DocsSync $GOPATH/bin/DocsSync

    $ sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/DocsSync $GOPATH/bin/DocsSync

## Usage

To use, create a sync\_config.json file listing the local filenames and the Google Drive file IDs of the files you want to keep on your filesystem, and copy the `DocsSync` binary into the folder, then run as ./DocsSync.

TODO: Currently, you are required to set up your own https://console.developers.google.com project , because I don't want to be punished if someone goes and hits the quota. The key shown in the Git history is not valid, don't bother.

Select "API & Auth" -> "Credentials" -> "New OAuth Client ID", choose "Installed application", with a type of "Other".

Example:

```

you@desktop:~/Documents$ cat sync_config.json

{

  "client_id": "317xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.apps.googleusercontent.com",

  "client_secret": "XxxxxXxxxXXXXxx-xxXX",

  "directory": "/home/you/Documents/",

  "files": [

    {

      "filename": "Taxes/2014.rtf",

      "file_id": "18vxbNiXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX2exhY",

      "mime": "application/rtf"

    },

    {

      "filename": "someCode/foo.go",

      "file_id": "1mDtDe7XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXqMzy8",

      "mime": "text/plain"

    }

  ]

}

you@desktop:~/Documents$ ./DocsSync

2015/04/08 17:35:30 Downloading Taxes/2014.rtf from 18vxbNiXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX2exhY

2015/04/08 17:35:30 Downloading someCode/foo.go from 1mDtDe7XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXqMzy8

2015/04/08 17:35:30 OK  Taxes/2014.rtf

2015/04/08 17:35:31 OK  someCode/foo.go

```

The program will create a .rftoken file. **This file gives full (read) access** to your Google Drive account. Don't lose it! The file is created with 0600 file permissions, but try not to include it in your backups.

### Feature Wishlist

 - What to do for the OAuth client secret for a 'desktop application'?

 - Pick a better name

 - Allow you to drag & drop the folder onto the binary or pick a folder with the command line

 - Allow for entering the OAuth authorization in a GUI instead of only terminal