Not that scp but the linux scp :)
I never quite remember how to use scp so I figure I should write down the 3 most common things I do that scp would be helpful for.
Copying a file from somewhere else:
> scp user@some.ip.address:/path/to/file.txt ./
Copying a directory from somewhere else:
> scp -r user@some.ip.address:/path/to/folder ./
Coping a file from here to there:
> scp file.txt user@some.ip.address:/home/nivethan/temp
Coping a directory from here to there:
> scp -r folder user@some.ip.address:/home/nivethan/temp
You can use -q to silence the messages but this also silences errors.
You can also use sshpass to automate the password entry.
> sshpass -p "password" scp user@some.ip.address:/path/to/file.txt ./