To copy remote file to your filesystem use the following syntax:
scp your_username@remotehost.edu:foobar.txt /some/local/directory
To copy local file to remote filesystem use the following syntax:
scp foobar.txt your_username@remotehost.edu:/some/remote/directory
To copy folder to a remote filesystem use
scp -r foo your_username@remotehost.edu:/some/remote/directory/bar
