Name

get

Synopsis

$ftp ->get(remote[, local])

Description

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.

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