title: How do I refer to my local computer for scp'ing when logged into remote?
body: <p>This must be a really simple question, but I am trying to move a file from a remote server to my local computer, <em>while logged into the remote</em> (via ssh).</p>
  
  <p>All of the guides say to just use</p>
  
  <pre><code>scp name@remote:/path/to/file local/path/to/file
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But as far as I can understand, that would be what I would use from my local machine. From the remote machine, I assume that I want to use something like</p>
  
  <pre><code>scp /path/to/file my_local_computer:/local/path/to/file
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but (if that's even correct) how do I know what to put in for my_local_computer?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>