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 ## Recipe for students: how to get, configure and compile ICON on VSC4
 
-Untar the tarball and enter the model code directory:
+Get and untar the tarball and enter the model code directory:
 
 ```
+cp /gpfs/data/fs72044/avoigt_teach/icon-2.6.0.tar.bz2 ~
 tar xfv icon-2.6.0.tar.bz2
 mv icon-2.6.0 icon-esm-univie
 cd icon-esm-univie/