How to copy a folder recursively from one host to another in Linux

To copy a folder from a remote server to local server:

scp -r root@your.server:/path/to/folder /home/user/Desktop/

To copy a folder from local to a remote server@

scp -r ./path/to/folder root@your.server:/home/user/Desktop/

From man scp

-r Recursively copy entire directories