title: scp files from local to remote machine error: no such file or directory
body: <p>I want to be able to transfer a directory and all its files from my local machine to my remote one. I dont use SCP much so I am a bit confused.</p>
  
  <p>I am connected to my remote machine via ssh and I typed in the command</p>
  
  <p><code>scp name127.0.0.1:local/machine/path/to/directory filename</code></p>
  
  <p>the <code>local/machine/path/to/directory</code> is the value i got from using <code>pwd</code> in the desired directory on my local host.</p>
  
  <p>I am currently getting the error </p>
  
  <p><code>No such file or directory</code></p>