ssh download file from server to local machine code example

Example 1: upload local file to server

#scp [source file] [username]@[destination server]:
scp /path/to/file username@servername/ip:/destination/folder/

Example 2: ssh download file

scp your_username@remotehost.edu:foobar.txt /local/dir

Example 3: download file via ssh with port

scp -P 2222 username@example.com:/backup/file.zip /local/dir