How use adb to push files to SDcard in MonteCristo5

[porphyry5]

Trying to put dictionary files for koreader on MonteCristo5
Cannot get adb to recognize destination directory
Device itself shows destination directory as Storage/external_sd/koreader/data/dict
adb persistently reports target is not a directory, e.g.

~/Downloads/MonteCristo/dict $ adb push res dict-data.dict.dz dict-data.idx dict-data.ifo dict-data.syn  Storage/external_sd/koreader/data/dict
adb: error: target 'Storage/external_sd/koreader/data/dict' is not a directory

~/Downloads/MonteCristo/dict $ adb push res dict-data.dict.dz dict-data.idx dict-data.ifo dict-data.syn  external_sd/koreader/data/dict
adb: error: target 'external_sd/koreader/data/dict' is not a directory

It is the only device connected to my laptop.

What should I be doing instead?

[Renate]

I'm not sure what you're doing there.

adb push <source> <destination>

You've got too many words in a row.

[porphyry5]

Originally Posted by Renate

I'm not sure what you're doing there.

adb push <source> <destination>

You've got too many words in a row.

By above I thought you meant you can only push one item at a time, so I did

 $ adb push  dict-data.idx external_sd/koreader/data/dict
adb: error: failed to copy 'dict-data.idx' to 'external_sd/koreader/data/dict':
    remote No such file or directory
dict-data.idx: 0 files pushed. 20.6 MB/s (65528 bytes in 0.003s)

Same problem. it's trying to do what I want, but it claims the destination directory does not exist. But according to the device it does exist and shows it exactly as I've put it in the command.

[DenisR]

Hello,
I think you did not enter the destination path. From adbshell :
https://adbshell.com/commands/adb-push

copy local files/directories to Android device :
adb push pc.apk /mnt/sdcard/Download/test.apk

You should enter the path as it is defined from the point of view of your PC. Check it in a file manager !

[porphyry5]

Originally Posted by DenisR

Hello,
I think you did not enter the destination path. From adbshell :
https://adbshell.com/commands/adb-push

copy local files/directories to Android device :
adb push pc.apk /mnt/sdcard/Download/test.apk

You should enter the path as it is defined from the point of view of your PC. Check it in a file manager !

Using this filepath gets me 'Permission Denied' response, whether I use sudo or not.
But I found that KOreader has finally got its Dictionary download site working, so I got what I needed from there.

KOreader also lets you examine the entire directory structure of the device it is installed on, so I searched through them to see exactly where the dictionaries are installed. I did not find them, but they are installed and work just fine.

So the problem is now moot, and remains a mystery. I thank you for your help.