diff --git a/salt/modules/ftp.py b/salt/modules/ftp.py
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+'''
+Minion side functions for salt-ftp
+'''
+
+def recv(files, dest):
+    '''
+    Used with salt-ftp, pass the files dict, and the destination
+    '''
+    if not os.path.isdir(dest) or not os.path.isdir(os.path.dirname(dest)):
+        return 'Destination not available'
+    ret = {}
+    for path, data in files.items():
+        final = ''
+        if os.path.basename(path) == os.path.basename(dest)\
+                and not os.path.isdir(dest):
+            final = dest
+        elif os.path.isdir(dest):
+            final = os.path.join(dest, os.path.basname(path))
+        else:
+            return 'Destination not available'
+
+        try:
+            open(final, 'w+').write(data)
+            ret[final] = True
+        except:
+            ret[final] = False
+
+    return ret