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scp /path/to/file <username>@<Other Server>:/path/to/newfile

If my file is named "Bob" and it is in my user "Accountant" and in a directory named "Invoice_folder"... How would this look in the above?

I can't seem to understand the logic of the above scp.
MOVING FILE FROM LOCATION #1:
/path = where? this is the directory the file is in?

/to = User? This is the user that has the file in his directory?

/file = File name? The file you are trying to move?

MOVING FILE to LOCATION #2:
/path = where? this is the directory the file is in?

/to = User? This is the user that has the file in his directory?

/file = File name? The file you are trying to move? I don't need to name the file on the other server, correct?

Code:

/path/to/file means   /path/to = where the file is (location of the file)
file = the file (just the file)


if there is a file named "log.log" in the directory /somediectory this will put the file "log.log" in /destinationdirectory of the other server

scp /somedirectory/log.log {user}@{server}:/destinationdirectory/


Keep in mind the {user} must have write permissions in the "destination" directory