How do I copy all files with scp in 1 command?

[James Knott]

waltdnes-SLHPyeZ9y/tg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org wrote:
> scp * new_machine:/home/waltdnes/
> scp \.* new_machine:/home/waltdnes/
>
>    Is there a simpler way that works with 1 command?

I normally use cp -a, which creates an archive.

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