copy from remote to local scp code example

Example 1: scp send file

scp ./file.txt remote_username@remote_ip:/remote/directory

Example 2: scp folder from server to local

scp -r [email protected]:/path/to/foo /home/user/Desktop/

Example 3: scp local to remote

scp -i <private_key> ./file.txt remote_username@remote_ip:/remote/directory