Examples

Assume that the files m1 and m1* exist in the directory /u/user33/mpp1.

 Command:
pwd
 >>> PWD
 257 "/u/user33/mpp1" is the HFS working directory
 
 Command:
lpwd
 Local directory name set to hierarchical file /u/user33
 
 Command:
prompt
 Interactive mode is off

 Command:
mget m1*
 >>> PORT 9,67,113,57,4,43
 200 Port request OK.
 >>> NLST m1*
 125 List started OK
 250 List completed successfully.
 >>> PORT 9,67,113,57,4,44
 200 Port request OK.
 >>> RETR m1
 125 Sending data set /u/user33/mpp1/m1
 250 Transfer completed successfully.
 200 bytes transferred in 0.050 seconds.  Transfer rate 4.00 ...
Kbytes/sec.
 >>> PORT 9,67,113,57,4,45
 200 Port request OK.
 >>> RETR m1*
 125 Sending data set /u/user33/mpp1/m1*
 250 Transfer completed successfully.
 200 bytes transferred in 0.020 seconds.  Transfer rate 10.00 ...
Kbytes/sec. 

 Command:
delete /u/user33/m1
 >>> DELE /u/user33/m1
 250 /u/user33/m1 deleted.
 
 Command:
delete /u/user33/m1*
 >>> DELE /u/user33/m1*
 250 /u/user33/m1* deleted.
 
 Command:
glob
 Globbing off
 
 Command:
mget m1*
 >>> PORT 9,67,113,57,4,46
 200 Port request OK.
 >>> RETR m1*
 125 Sending data set /u/user33/mpp1/m1*
 250 Transfer completed successfully.
 200 bytes transferred in 0.010 seconds.  Transfer rate 20.00 ...
Kbytes/sec.

With globbing off, at most one file will match the pattern. Also, the NLST command is not sent to look for pattern matches.