scp from remote to local folder code example

Example 1: scp folder from server to local

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

Example 2: copy from remote to local

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

Example 3: scp local to remote

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