First add your id_dsa for you server Then try these command. Copy the file "foobar.txt" from a remote host to the local host $ scp root@remotehost.edu:foobar.txt /some/local/directory Copy the file "foobar.txt" from the local host to a remote host $ scp foobar.txt your_username@remotehost.edu:/some/remote/directory Copy the directory "foo" from the local host to a remote host's directory "bar" $ scp -r foo your_username@remotehost.edu:/some/remote/directory/bar Copy the file "foobar.txt" from remote host "rh1.edu" to remote host "rh2.edu" $ scp your_username@rh1.edu:/some/remote/directory/foobar.txt \ your_username@rh2.edu:/some/remote/directory/ Copying the files "foo.txt" and "bar.txt" from the local host to your home directory on the remote host $ scp foo.txt bar.txt your_username@remotehost.edu:~ Copy the file "foobar.txt" from the local ho