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fsysopts, or <strong>F</strong>ile<strong>SYS</strong>tem<strong>OPT</strong>ions, Gets or sets command line options for a running [[translator]].

See [[documentation/translators#manage]].

# A Simple Example

	$ touch hello
	$ cat hello
	$ settrans hello /hurd/hello
	$ cat hello
	"Hello World!"
	$ fsysopts hello
	/hurd/hello --contents='Hello World!
	'
	$ fsysopts hello --contents='Hello GNU!
	> '
	$ cat hello
	Hello GNU!
	$

# Open Issues

[[!tag open_issue_hurd]] Not all translators support fsysopts:

  * [[console]]
  * [[translator/pflocal]]
  * [[virtualization/remap_root_translator]]
  * [...]


## IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2013-05-23

    <braunr> work around this by using showtrans
    <braunr> fsysopts asks the server itself how it's running, usually giving
      its command name and options
    <braunr> showtrans asks the parent how it starts a passive translator
      attached to the node
    <gnu_srs> Yes showtrans works :), thanks.