# Re: FTP#mget, FTP#mput

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ftp-mget-ftp-mput/94670>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 10, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ftp-mget-ftp-mput/94670 "2006-05-10T18:27:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ftp-mget-ftp-mput/94670/1 "2006-05-10T18:27:49Z")

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> > > From: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)]  
> > > mget and mput
> 
> means get all files from the server that match foo\* - the  
> only way to do  
> this is to combine an ftp.list with fnmatch.

Whoops, yeah. Something like this then:

# Untested

def mget(pattern, &block)  
list.each{ |file|  
next unless File.fnmatch(pattern, file)  
get(file, &block)  
}  
end

Regards,

Dan

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