How to copy a file from a remote server to a local machine

Solution

scp username@source:/location/to/file username@destination:/where/to/put

• You can read man scp to get more ideas on this.
• scp -r will copy recursively.

Example

If you are on the computer from which you want to send file to a remote computer:

scp /file/to/send username@remote:/where/to/put

Here the remote can be a FQDN or an IP address.

On the other hand if you are on the computer wanting to receive file from a remote computer:

scp username@remote:/file/to/send /where/to/put

scp can also send files between two remote hosts:

scp username@remote_1:/file/to/send username@remote_2:/where/to/put

Referenced

• scp - How to copy a file from a remote server to a local machine? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange