The openssh package also comes with a handy tool called scp, which stands for "secure copy". You can use this command to securely copy files to and from various systems on the network. For example, if I wanted to copy ~/foo.txt to my home directory on remotebox, I could type:

$ scp ~/foo.txt drobbins@remotebox:

After being prompted for my password on remotebox, the copy will be performed. Or, if I wanted to copy a file called bar.txt in remotebox's /tmp directory to my current working directory on my local system, I could type:

$ scp drobbins@remotebox:/tmp/bar.txt .