This is probably not a direct answer to what you’re asking, but when I need to transfer files over a SSH session I use WinSCP, which is an excellent file transfer program over SCP or SFTP. Of course this assumes you’re on Windows.
Copy multiple files from remote to local: $ scp your_username@remote.edu:/some/remote/directory/\{a,b,c\} ./ Copy multiple files from local to remote: $ scp foo.txt bar.txt your_username@remotehost.edu:~ $ scp {foo,bar}.txt your_username@remotehost.edu:~ $ scp *.txt your_username@remotehost.edu:~ Copy multiple files from remote to remote: $ scp your_username@remote1.edu:/some/remote/directory/foobar.txt \ your_username@remote2.edu:/some/remote/directory/ Source: http://www.hypexr.org/linux_scp_help.php