scp is based on cp and OpenSSH and is a convenient way to move files to and from your xshellz account.

Let's say you want to copy a file from your local computer to your shell.
First, you will need to find out the path to your xshellz home directory by typing


here, "you" represents your username on xshellz

Note that there is a colon between xshellz.com and the path to where you will be saving your file.

You can also transfer an entire directory by using the -r switch:


It also works in reverse (you can download something from your shell and save it to your local machine). Just reverse the arguments like this:


That's it!