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get

 $

ftp


->get
(

remote

[, 

local

])

Retrieves a file from the server. If specified, local is the name to give the file on the local system, otherwise the name stays the same. Arguments are:

remote

Name of the file to retrieve from the remote system.

local

Either the new filename on the local system, or a filehandle. If omitted, the same filename is used.