> (Sorry if this question is too specialized, but with Arizona State
> University's attendance of 40,000 or something close, maybe my odds here are
> pretty good;-)
> 
> So, are there any ASU Linux users on this list?

Yes

> I was wondering if anyone has successfully scp'ed to ASU's general.asu.edu
> server?

Yes

> With the huge number of directories ASU has, it is easy to get lost.  Plus,
> I am new to scp.
> 
> If so, could you please provide the proper syntax to transfer a file from
> your M drive space to your home computer?

info scp has examples of how to do it

scp <ASURITE ID>@general.asu.edu:/dir/for/file/remotefile /dest/dir/for/file

location of the remote file for AFS space (your M:) is /afs/asu.edu/users/
followed by three folders made up from the first three letters of your ASURITE
ID (e.g. ASURITE ID = kissime then path to AFS is
/afs/asu.edu/users/k/i/s/kissime)