SCP Secure Copy Protocol

Copy a local file to a remote host:  

     scp path/to/local_file remote_host:path/to/remote_file  

 Use a specific port when connecting to the remote host:  

     scp -P port path/to/local_file remote_host:path/to/remote_file  

 Copy a file from a remote host to a local directory:  

     scp remote_host:path/to/remote_file path/to/local_directory  

 Recursively copy the contents of a directory from a remote host to a local directory:  

     scp -r remote_host:path/to/remote_directory path/to/local_directory  

 Copy a file between two remote hosts transferring through the local host:  

     scp -3 host1:path/to/remote_file host2:path/to/remote_directory  

 Use a specific username when connecting to the remote host:  

     scp path/to/local_file remote_username@remote_host:path/to/remote_directory  

 Use a specific ssh private key for authentication with the remote host:  

     scp -i ~/.ssh/private_key local_file remote_host:/path/remote_file