macOS Using scp in Unix

[smurray444]

Dear all,

I'm trying to copy (using scp, Unix) a file from a remote host to my local computer. The command that I've been trying is:

scp lpj_land_mask.nc glsjm@[ip address]:/Users/Steve/Desktop/

This however only seems to move the file from its original place on the remote host to another folder on the remote host.

How do I get it to actually appear on my own local computer?

Many thanks for any help,

Steve

 

[reh]

The syntax for scp is scp source destination. So in your case you'd have something like this:

scp glsjm@[ip address]:lpj_land_mask.nc /Users/Steve/Desktop/

 

[LtRammstein]

Here are a list of examples you can do:

http://www.hypexr.org/linux_scp_help.php