$ git annex init
$ echo 123 > file
$ git annex add file
-$ git commit -m "added file"
+$ git commit -m "added file"
+$ # remotely at host rock64 (details specified in .ssh/config) create a a directory at /mnt/wd8ext/remote-annex and git init it
$ git remote add wd8ext ssh://rock64/mnt/wd8ext/remote-annex
$ git annex sync
$ git annex --verbose --debug move --to wd8ext file
### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+**Locally**
+
Operating system: Manjaro Linux 21.2.3
```shell
local repository version: 8
```
+**Remote at rock64**
+
+Operating System: Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS
+
+```shell
+$ git annex version
+git-annex version: 6.20180227
+build flags: Assistant Webapp Pairing S3(multipartupload)(storageclasses) WebDAV Inotify DBus DesktopNotify ConcurrentOutput TorrentParser MagicMime Feeds Testsuite
+dependency versions: aws-0.16 bloomfilter-2.0.1.0 cryptonite-0.23 DAV-1.3.1 feed-0.3.12.0 ghc-8.0.2 http-client-0.5.7.1 persistent-sqlite-2.6.3 torrent-10000.1.1 uuid-1.3.13 yesod-1.4.5
+key/value backends: SHA256E SHA256 SHA512E SHA512 SHA224E SHA224 SHA384E SHA384 SHA3_256E SHA3_256 SHA3_512E SHA3_512 SHA3_224E SHA3_224 SHA3_384E SHA3_384 SKEIN256E SKEIN256 SKEIN512E SKEIN512 SHA1E SHA1 MD5E MD5 WORM URL
+remote types: git gcrypt p2p S3 bup directory rsync web bittorrent webdav tahoe glacier ddar hook external
+```
+
+
+
### Please provide any additional information below.