Transfer file in [a]rchive (to preserve attributes) and compressed ([z]ipped) mode with [v]erbose and [h]uman-readable [P]rogress
rsync -azvhP {{path/to/local_file}} {{remote_host}}:{{path/to/remote_directory}}
rsync -azvhP {{path/to/local_file}} {{remote_host}}:{{path/to/remote_directory}}