Transfer files from or to linux and unix server

SCP

scp command will copy and replace everything from source to destination.

Copy files recursively from local to server:

scp -rp ~/Downloads user@server.com:/path

Copy files recursively from server to local:

scp -rp user@server.com:/path ~/Downloads

RSYNC

rsync will copy and check and compare files before copying files from source to destination.

Copy files recursively from local to server:

rsync -av ~/Downloads user@server.com:/path

Copy files recursively from server to local:

rsync -av user@server.com:/path​ ~/Downloads