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how to copy directory to a ssh server

# Copy from machine a to b
scp -r /path/to/directory user@ipaddress:/path/to/destination

# Copy from machine b to a
scp -r user@ipaddress:/path/to/destination /path/to/directory

copy folder from ssh to local

scp -r user@your.server.example.com:/path/to/foo /

copy folder from ssh server to local

scp -r username@IP:/path/to/server/source/folder/  .