File / Folder

Compressing

TAR

tar -czvf <output_file/folder> <file/folder1> <file/folder_2> ... <file/folder_n>

ZIP

zip <output_file/folder> <file/folder1> <file/folder_2> ... <file/folder_n>

Transferring

SCP

Local → Remote

scp -pr <local_file_folder> <remote_username>@<remote_ip>:<remote_directory>

Remote → Local

scp -pr <remote_username>@<remote_ip>:<remote_file_folder> <local_directory>