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gws-drive-upload

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by Google · part of googleworkspace/cli

Google Drive: Upload a file with automatic metadata.

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🧰 Not standalone. This skill ships with googleworkspace/cli and only works together with that tool — install the tool first, then add this skill.

This is the playbook your agent receives when the skill activates — you don't need to read it to use the skill, but it's here to audit before installing.

drive +upload

PREREQUISITE: Read ../gws-shared/SKILL.md for auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, run gws generate-skills to create it.

Upload a file with automatic metadata

Flags

FlagRequiredDefaultDescription
<file>✓—Path to file to upload
--parent——Parent folder ID
--name——Target filename (defaults to source filename)

Examples

gws drive +upload ./report.pdf
gws drive +upload ./report.pdf --parent FOLDER_ID
gws drive +upload ./data.csv --name 'Sales Data.csv'

Tips

  • MIME type is detected automatically.
  • Filename is inferred from the local path unless --name is given.

[!CAUTION] This is a write command — confirm with the user before executing.

See Also

  • gws-shared — Global flags and auth
  • gws-drive — All manage files, folders, and shared drives commands