title: Is it possible to copy a directory from a Google Compute Engine instance to my local machine?
body: <p>With scp I can add the <code>-r</code> flag to download directories to my local machine via ssh. </p>
  
  <p>When using:</p>
  
  <pre><code>gcloud compute scp -r 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>it sais that '-r' is not an available option. 
  Without -r I get an error saying that my source path is a directory. (Implying I can only download single files.)</p>
  
  <p>Is there an equivalent to <code>-r</code> flag for <code>gcloud compute scp</code> command?</p>