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macosterminalcopycommandscp

Use Mac OS X Terminal to copy files from remote computer to my desktop

I'm trying to copy a file from a remote computer to my local desktop. The file is located at path /Library/Application Support/EFI.

In the Terminal, I ssh to the computer, type in cd / to get to the root directories, then I type the command in the following format:

scp username@hostname:Library/Application Support/EFI/[file name] /Users/[home directory]/Desktop

I keep getting the message, "No such file or directory."

What am I doing wrong?

Solution

  • The problem is the spaces in the path to the file.

    An example follows:

    scp user@host:"/home/user/my\\ directory/file" .

    would copy the file from the following path on the server: /home/user/my directory/file to where you currently stand.