How to Access LP DAAC Data from the Command Line

Set up a .netrc file in your home directory

1. .netrc file format:
   1. machine urs.earthdata.nasa.gov
   2. login
   3. password
   4. Template .netrc file
2. Windows:
   1. In the Command Prompt, enter the following:
      1. echo %userprofile%
   2. This should return the home directory on your OS:
      1. Ex: C:\Users\jdoe
      2. If it does not return a directory, try replacing %userprofile% with %home% (above and below)
   3. to create a .netrc file, enter the following in the Command Prompt:
      1. type NUL >> %userprofile%\.netrc | echo machine urs.earthdata.nasa.gov >> %userprofile%\.netrc
   4. To insert your NASA Earthdata login username and password into the file, enter the following in the Command Prompt:
      1. echo login REPLACEWITHUSERNAME >> %userprofile%\.netrc | echo password REPLACEWITHPASSWORD >> %userprofile%\.netrc
3. MacOS:
   1. To create a .netrc file, enter the following in Terminal:
      1. touch ~/.netrc | chmod og-rw ~/.netrc | echo machine urs.earthdata.nasa.gov >> ~/.netrc

Download LP DAAC data from the command line

1. Using curl
   1. Install the latest version of curl
      1. This documentation was tested using curl version 7.61.0
   2. Make sure that you have successfully completed Step 1 (create a .netrc file) You should now be able to run curl using the command below:
      1. curl -O -b ~/.urs_cookies -c ~/.urs_cookies -L -n https://e4ftl01.cr.usgs.gov//DP107/MOLA/MYD13Q1.006/2013.01.09/MYD13Q1.A2013009.h09v07.006.2015254175244.hdf
2. Using wget
   1. Install the latest version of wgetrc
      1. This documentation was tested using Wget version 1.19.1
   2. If you are running MacOS, Linux, or Cmder [on Windows]
      1. Navigate to your home directory
      2. continue to step 4
   3. If you are running Windows Command Prompt
      1. Navigate to the directory (in command prompt using cd) containing the wget.exe executable file
         1. Tip: try where wget in the command prompt to find the directory
         2. Continue to step 4
   4. Create a .wgetrc file in this directory by entering the following into Command Prompt:
      1. MacOS, Linux, Cmder:
         1. touch .wgetrc | chmod og-rw .wgetrc
      2. Windows:
         1. type NUL >> .wgetrc
      3. To insert your NASA Earthdata login username and password into the file, enter the following in the Command Prompt:
         1. echo http-user=REPLACEWITHUSERNAME >> .wgetrc | echo http-password=REPLACEWITHPASSWORD >> .wgetrc
   5. You should now be able to run wget command to download data directly from the LP DAAC data pool:
      1. wget https://e4ftl01.cr.usgs.gov//DP107/MOLA/MYD13Q1.006/2013.01.09/MYD13Q1.A2013009.h09v07.006.2015254175244.hdf
      2. wget -i filelistcontainingmultipleURLs.txt