## Introduction Translators are probably the most known feature of the Hurd, the first thing you should show when doing a demo. ## run Couldn't manage to compile it, but allows you to do nice things with eg. fortune. ## ftpfs hurd:~# settrans -c ftp /hurd/ftpfs 128.101.80.131:/ hurd:~# cd ftp hurd:~/ftp# ls debian debian-archive lost+found hurd:~/ftp# cd debian hurd:~/ftp/debian# ls README README.mirrors.txt doc ls-lR.patch.gz README.CD-manufacture README.non-US indices pool README.html README.pgp ls-lR project README.mirrors.html dists ls-lR.gz tools hurd:~/ftp/debian# cp README ~ hurd:~/ftp/debian# You have to specify the server address with its IP, or your computer will buy a farm or something. ## ftpfs and hostmux currently (28/02/2004) not working, but should be. hurd:~# settrans -c ftp /hurd/hostmux /hurd/ftpfs / hurd:~# cd ftp hurd:~/ftp# cd ftp.debian.org -bash: cd: ftp.debian.org: Computer bought the farm hurd:~/ftp# host ftp.debian.org ftp.debian.org A 128.101.80.131 ftp.debian.org A 208.185.25.38 hurd:~/ftp# cd 128.101.80.131 -bash: cd: 128.101.80.131: Computer bought the farm ## Articles about translators * [The GNU Hurd - Translators by Gael le Mignot](http://kilobug.free.fr/hurd/pres-en/html/node8.html) * [Translators by Marcus Brinkmann](http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/whatis/translator.html) -- [[Main/LucasNussbaum]] - 28 Feb 2004