# if the transfer is a GET
} elsif ($cmd eq "GET") {
	my @remote_list;
	my @files_to_get;

	# get the remote directory listing so we can parse through it
	@remote_list = $smb->dir;

	# if @remote_list = 1, it means that the share is inaccessible
	if(@remote_list == 1){
		&logEntry($args{'logfile'}, "$jobname-ERROR: Could not retrieve remote directory listing: ".$smb->err." - Going to next transfer.");
		next;
	}

	# parse through the remote directory listing, looking for files that we want
	foreach (@remote_list){
		# if no files were specified to get...
		if ($remote_file eq ''){
			&logEntry($args{'logfile'}, "$jobname-ERROR: No files specified to get. Exiting");
			exit;
		# if the file we are looking for is just a filename with no wildcards...
		} elsif ($remote_file !~ /\*/){
			# if the file is not a dir and it matches our pattern, push it onto the array
			if($_->{attr} ne "D" && $_->{name} eq $remote_file){
				push(@files_to_get, $_->{name});
			}
		# if the file we are looking for is wildcarded...
		} elsif ($remote_file =~ /\*/){
			my $remote_file_pattern = $remote_file;
			$remote_file_pattern =~ s/\*//;
			$remote_file_pattern =~ s/\./\\./;

			# if the remote file name matches our pattern, push it onto the array
			# if $remote_file_pattern is empty, it means that "*" was asked for
			if($_->{attr} ne "D" && ($_->{name} =~ /$remote_file_pattern/ || $remote_file_pattern eq '')){
				push(@files_to_get, $_->{name});
			}
		}
	}

	if (@files_to_get == 0){
		&logEntry($args{'logfile'}, "$jobname-RUNNING: There are no remote files to get matching $remote. Going to next transfer.");
		next;
	}

	# loop through for each file in the glob
	foreach (@files_to_get) {
		my $file = $_;

		# THIS DOES NOT WORK - FILES BEING COPIED INTO THE REMOTE DIR DO NOT SHOW UP AS SUCH
		# check that the size of remote file is not still changing
		my $dir_size = 0;
		my $dir_tmp_size = -1;
		#while ( $dir_size ne $dir_tmp_size ) {
		#       $dir_tmp_size = $dir_size;
		#       $dir_size = $smb->du; # get the remote directory size
		#       sleep(5);
		#       print "DIR_SIZE:$dir_size;\n";
		#}

		&logEntry($args{'logfile'}, "$jobname-RUNNING: Attempting to get $remote_dir".$file." to $local_dir");

		my $i = 0;
		# try to get the file 4 times
		while($i < 4){
			# get the remote file
			if ($smb->get ("$file")){
				&logEntry($args{'logfile'}, "$jobname-SUCCESS: $remote_dir"."$file retrieved successfully");
				$smb_out = $smb->get ("$file");
				&logEntry($args{'logfile'}, "$jobname-DEBUG: $smb_out");
				# if config is not set to not delete files; delete them
				if($delete_remote_files ne "NO"){
					&logEntry($args{'logfile'}, "$jobname-RUNNING: Attempting to delete $remote_dir".$file);

					# delete the remote file
					if ($smb->del ("$file")) {
						&logEntry($args{'logfile'}, "$jobname-SUCCESS: $remote_dir"."$file deleted successfully");
					} else{
						&logEntry($args{'logfile'}, "$jobname-ERROR: $remote_dir"."$file might not have been deleted successfully: ".$smb->err);
					}
				}
				$i = 5;
			} else {
				&logEntry($args{'logfile'}, "$jobname-ERROR: $remote_dir"."$file might not have been retrieved successfully: ".$smb->err." - Trying again in 1 minute.");
				sleep (1);
				$i += 1;
			}

			if($i == 4){
				&logEntry($args{'logfile'}, "$jobname-ERROR: Transfer failed for the fourth time. Going to the next transfer.");
			}
		}
	}