Failing that, use
cat file on one screen, then open a new file with the editor of your choice on a separate screen and type it in. Make sure you save it.
Okay, perhaps a bit flippant, but what you seem to want (based on thanking
Peasant) is
job control. The
scp is irrelevant in fixing your problem, it's just the actual task.
Maybe you should have read the manual pages for
screen first and asked a sensible, concise question that stripped out the unnecessary reference to
scp You just confused everyone. Always try to get the smallest illustration of the problem you can and it stops everyone wasting their time, oh and perhaps you could have answered the questions posed too, rather than just bleat on.
Regards,
Robin