how to use scp to receive file code example

Example 1: scp send file

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

Example 2: scp file

scp [source file] [destination]
scp file.txt user@ip:/Desktop/

For directories, add the -r tag
scp -r [source dir] [destination]
scp -r dir/ user@ip:/Desktop/