1  GET
   The GET command does the following:

   o  Copies remote files to the local host.

   o  Copies files from a DECnet node.

   To use this command, you must have an FTP session with a remote
   host.

   DCL-Style Format

     GET [ /CONFIRM | /FDL ]  remote_file [ local_file ]

   UNIX Style Formats

     get  remote_file [ local_file ]

     mget  remote_files
 

2  Parameters
 

remote_file

   Required.

   Name of the remote file to copy.

   o  To copy multiple files, separate the names with commas or plus
      signs.

   o  When you specify multiple remote files, you cannot specify a
      local file name.

   o  To copy a file from a remote DECnet node, use the full
      specification: node name, device, directory, file name.
 

local_file

   Optional. Default: Same name (without any device or directory
   names).

   New name for the copied file. You cannot specify a local file
   name if you specify:

   o  Multiple remote files

   o  Wildcards in the the remote file name
 

2  Qualifiers
 

/CONFIRM

   Optional. Default: immediate execution.

   Asks you for confirmation before executing the copy operation.
 

/FDL

   Optional. Default: no secondary file created.

   Uses a secondary file with the copied file's OpenVMS RMS record
   attributes (if you previously entered a PUT/FDL command). The SET
   TYPE command determines the type of file:

   o  Specifying ASCII results in a sequential file with variable
      records. Select this type when transferring ASCII text files.

   o  Specifying IMAGE results in a sequential file with fixed
      records of 512 bytes. Select this type when transferring
      non-ASCII files such as executable image files.
 

2  Examples

   1.FTP> GET "/seasons/standings/spring.deliveries" SPORTS.TXT
     200 PORT command successful
     150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for spring.stats.
        .
        .
        .

     Copies the UNIX file spring.deliveries to the OpenVMS host,
     where it is named SPORTS.TXT.

   2.FTP> GET spring.deliveries SPORTS.TXT

     Copies the same file (spring.deliveries) when it is in your
     remote working directory.

   3.FTP> MGET *.DOC
     200 PORT command successful
     150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for cast.doc;1 (130.180.4.8,27)
     226 Transfer complete.
     local:cast.doc;1   remote: cast.doc;1
     1222 bytes received in 00:00:00.01 seconds (70.19 Kbytes/s)
     200 PORT command successful
     150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for director.doc;3 (130.180.4.8,28)
     226 Transfer complete.
     local: director.doc;1   remote: director.doc;3
     90 bytes received in 00:00:00.01 seconds (5.49 Kbytes/s)
     FTP>

     Copies all the UNIX files ending with doc.

   4.FTP> GET/CONFIRM  *.*;*
     Get EDTINI.EDT ? [Y or N] [Y]: Y
        .
        .
        .

     Before executing the copy operation for every file in the
     remote default directory, FTP asks, one-by-one, to confirm
     that you want to copy each file.

     To confirm MPUT, MGET, and MDELETE operations, use the FTP
     prompt command before entering the MPUT, MGET, and MDELETE
     commands.

       FTP> prompt
       Interactive mode on.
       FTP> mget C*
       Get CHRONOS ? [Y or N or Q or G] [Y]: y
       200 PORT command successful.
       150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for CHRONOS (130.180.4.8,2150) (1596
       bytes).
       226 Transfer complete.
       local: WORK1$:[VANA]CHRONOS.;2  remote: CHRONOS
       1596 bytes received in 00:00:00.04 seconds (31.80 Kbytes/s)

   5.FTP> GET/FDL FEATHERS.DIS

     Copies and preserves the record attributes of feathers.dis. (A
     PUT/FDL command was previously entered.)