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+Path names are resolved using a distributed protocol.
+No single entity is responsible for the resolution of
+path names.  A file system server (a [[translator]])
+attaches to translators (fs.defs:file_set_translator).
+
+When a process resolves an aboslute path, it queries
+its root file system server by invoking the fs.defs:dir_lookup
+method in the capability in its root directory slot.  The
+file system server resolves as much as it knows about locally
+and when it encounters a translator, it replies to the client
+indicating how much it resolved and where to continue its
+lookup.  This continues until the name is fully resolved
+or an error occurs.  The same happens for relative path
+names but a different capability is used.
+
+For a more detailed explanation of the protocol, look at the section
+2.2 of the [[HurdCritique]].
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