scp syntax erro

Shell Programming and Scripting
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hi all
i'm getting the following syntax error when i'm running the scripts,can any one pls explain :

warning: Connecting to /transfer/common/utilities/99990 failed: No address associated to the name
Copying via cmd:
scp -Q /transfer/common/utilities/99990:/transfer/common/utilities/tmpallmapsfile/...

warning: Connecting to /transfer/common/utilities/99990 failed: No address associated to the name
scp: warning: child process (/opt/ssh/bin/ssh2) exited with code 2.
Copy of file icux2755:/ to /transfer/common/utilities/99990:/transfer/common/utilities/tmpallmapsfile/ failed (1)
tnks

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Please post the exact script you used.

What is the -Q option? The versions of scp that I have have no such option.