hadoop - How to copy file from HDFS to the local file system

Question

How to copy file from HDFS to the local file system . There is no physical location of a file under the file , not even directory . how can i moved them to my local for further validations.i am tried through winscp .

Answer 1

1. bin/hadoop fs -get /hdfs/source/path /localfs/destination/path
2. bin/hadoop fs -copyToLocal /hdfs/source/path /localfs/destination/path
3. Point your web browser to HDFS WEBUI(namenode_machine:50070), browse to the file you intend to copy, scroll down the page and click on download the file.