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 Format

     GET  remote_file [ local_file ]

          [ /[NO]CONFIRM ]

          [ /FDL]

   UNIX Format

     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 file 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, and 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 the following:

   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 an 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 feahers.dis

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