How to ssh copy a file from local to web host when logged in?

[joe at actionline.com]

What is the syntax to copy a file from a local computer to a web host
server when logged in to the web host server?

I used to use 'ftp' to upload files to my web host server, but it seems
that in the latest "update" 'ftp has been removed from my system.

So when I 'ssh' log-in to my web host server, what is the correct syntax
to copy a file (or complete directory) from my local system to the
target/destination web host server?

I tried this: cp -p /home/joe/filename.pdf rascal.pdf

But that does not work. It gives this error message:

cp: cannot stat `/home/joe/filename.pdf': No such file or directory