google-appengine appcfg.py downloading source files gives Couldn't create directory

Question

I uploaded code to app engine and now wish to download it. In order to download it I'm using the cloudshell and entered the following command:

cloudshell: ~$ appcfg.py -A [proj-noah] -V [version] download_app /home/vicktree/Desktop/folder

When I run it, I'm get the following error

2020-01-09 8:12:27,793 ERROR appcfg.py:1655 Couldn't create directory "home/vicktree/Destktop/folder/" [Error 13] Permission denied: 'home/vicktree'

I am doing something wrong with the directory?

The download did work once but at that time the path used was 'home/vicktree/Desktop/' and didn't the slash (/) before the home. But when I checked the Desktop directory, nothing was there. The operating system I'm using is Linux.

Answer 1

In order to use this command have to run it without "[ ]". Just run

appcfg.py -A proj-noah -V your_version_here download_app /home/vicktree/Desktop/folder

Second make sure that you are logged in. Run the gcloud init command before running the appcfg