diff --git a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/data_transfer/export_nodes.md b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/data_transfer/export_nodes.md
index de2bbd8679ecc97b5a755f86c8c1ffc2bb059f1f..3ea740af9f730a5e61fd61931932302f9141415e 100644
--- a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/data_transfer/export_nodes.md
+++ b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/data_transfer/export_nodes.md
@@ -33,15 +33,29 @@ in a directory, the option `-r` has to be specified.
     marie@local$ scp -r <directory> taurusexport:<target-location>
     ```
 
-??? example "Example: Copy a file from ZIH systems to your workstation"
+    For example, if you want to copy your data file `mydata.csv` to the directory `input` in your
+    home directory, you would use the following:
 
     ```console
+    marie@local$ scp mydata.csv taurusexport:input/
+    ```
+
+??? example "Example: Copy a file from ZIH systems to your workstation"
+
+    ```bash
     marie@local$ scp taurusexport:<file> <target-location>
 
     # Add -r to copy whole directory
     marie@local$ scp -r taurusexport:<directory> <target-location>
     ```
 
+    For example, if you have a directory named `output` in your home directory on ZIH systems and
+    you want to copy it to the directory `/tmp` on your workstation, you would use the following:
+
+    ```console
+    marie@local$ scp -r taurusexport:output/ /tmp
+    ```
+
 ### SFTP
 
 The tool [`sftp`](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/sftp.1.html) (OpenSSH secure file transfer)