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in reply to Re^2: Net::FTP - Check if file already exists locally before download
in thread Net::FTP - Check if file already exists locally before download

for my $file (@set_of_files) {
    $ftp->get ($file) unless (-e "/dir1/$file" or -e "/dir2/$file");
}

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