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I am trying to download a file from Google drive using wget command but it is not working.

wget https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B8ZGlkqDw7hFUzViMXE4akp4NGM

It is giving me the following error.

Resolving drive.google.com (drive.google.com)... 172.217.7.238
Connecting to drive.google.com (drive.google.com)|172.217.7.238|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 400 Bad Request
2017-06-30 16:49:26 ERROR 400: Bad Request.

The file is public on web and anyone can download it directly with the provided link. So, why it is not working with wget?

Wasi Ahmad
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Works for me with quotes:

wget "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B8ZGlkqDw7hFUzViMXE4akp4NGM"

P.S. Looks like the ampersand is the problem. An alternative might be to escape them separately, but quoting seems simpler and safer.

Stefan Haustein
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