File Transfer

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PULL from remote:

rsync -chavzP --stats remote_username@remote_host:path/to/remote_directory path/to/local_directory

*rsync is only possible if the local AND remote machine have the package installed.
**rsync option explanation: Ubuntu Wiki

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

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

SEND to remote:

rsync -chavzP --stats path/to/local_directory remote_username@remote_host:path/to/remote_directory 

*rsync is only possible if the local AND remote machine have the package installed.
**rsync option explanation: Ubuntu Wiki

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