Copying files and directories using the Linux command line is efficient and can be used while sitting at the machine or when accessing a system remotely.

You can run a series of Linux commands to copy multiple files to a folder or copy a single file to multiple folders, but you can save time and trouble by using xargs, loops and scripts.

If it works, then you check rsync and Delta Copy. Are you trying to use the root login? - most setups block remote login as root, so you can't login directly as root via ssh.