## <a name="Introduction"> Introduction </a>

Translators are probably the most known feature of the Hurd, the first thing you should show when doing a demo.

## <a name="run"> run </a>

Couldn't manage to compile it, but allows you to do nice things with eg. fortune.

## <a name="ftpfs"> ftpfs </a>

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.

## <a name="ftpfs_and_hostmux"> ftpfs and hostmux </a>

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

## <a name="Articles_about_translators"> Articles about translators </a>

* [The GNU Hurd - Translators by Gael le Mignot](http://kilobug.free.fr/hurd/pres-en/html/node8.html)