download file from remote server to local machine code example

Example 1: how to copy a file to a remote server using the command line

scp file.txt [email protected]:/remote/directory

Example 2: scp server to local

scp [email protected]:/remote/file.txt /local/directory

Example 3: copy from remote server

scp -i <KEY CERTIFICATE | .ppk or .pem file> <source URL of local server or remote server> <destination URL of local server or remote server>