userhostpath

Userhostpath is a term used to describe a composite resource identifier that combines three elements: a user name, a remote host, and a file or resource path. It is not a formal standard, but a convenient shorthand found in documentation and discussions about remote access patterns. The concept helps explain how software identifies and locates resources on distant systems by pairing who is accessing, where they are accessing, and what they are accessing.

Common formats resemble familiar SSH-based syntax. The most widely seen form is user@host:/path, where the user and host identify the remote system and the colon introduces the path on that system. In some contexts the path may be relative rather than absolute, or the syntax may be host:/path for default user behavior. Some tools also accept or require variations such as user@host:path without the leading slash, or the use of brackets and ports for IPv6 addresses and nonstandard ports.

Usage and relevance: userhostpath appears in command-line operations and protocols that rely on SSH-based authentication and remote file access. Examples include copying or synchronizing files with scp or rsync (scp file user@host:/path), accessing remote files with sftp, or transporting repositories over SSH in certain Git configurations (for example, ssh://user@host/path/to/repo). It serves as a mental model for understanding how remote locations are addressed in a single, compact form.

See also: SSH, SCP, SFTP, rsync, Git over SSH, remote file access.