vi
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vi is a classic, modal text editor for Unix-like systems that became the de facto standard editor on many Unix distributions and inspired more advanced editors like Vim.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| vi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12900526 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: vi Context triple: [Vim, basedOn, vi]
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A.
V
V is the masked, anarchist vigilante who leads a revolutionary uprising against a totalitarian regime in the graphic novel and film "V for Vendetta."
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B.
V
V is the debut studio album by American rock band Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine’s earlier band, often noted for its alternative rock sound and role in his pre–Maroon 5 career.
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C.
V
V is a music album titled "Sugar" that serves as a notable release in the artist's discography.
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D.
V
V is the central protagonist of the film "Milk Money," a character around whom the story’s romantic and comedic events revolve.
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E.
V
V is a progressive rock concept album by Spock’s Beard, known for its intricate compositions and expansive, symphonic sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: vi Target entity description: vi is a classic, modal text editor for Unix-like systems that became the de facto standard editor on many Unix distributions and inspired more advanced editors like Vim.
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A.
V
V is the masked, anarchist vigilante who leads a revolutionary uprising against a totalitarian regime in the graphic novel and film "V for Vendetta."
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B.
V
V is the debut studio album by American rock band Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine’s earlier band, often noted for its alternative rock sound and role in his pre–Maroon 5 career.
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C.
V
V is a music album titled "Sugar" that serves as a notable release in the artist's discography.
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D.
V
V is the central protagonist of the film "Milk Money," a character around whom the story’s romantic and comedic events revolve.
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E.
V
V is the stock ticker symbol for Visa Inc., a leading global payments technology company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Unix software
ⓘ
modal editor ⓘ text editor ⓘ |
| basedOn |
ed editor
ⓘ
ex editor ⓘ |
| commandPrefix |
/
ⓘ
: ⓘ ? ⓘ |
| deFactoStandardFor | Unix text editing ⓘ |
| defaultEditorOn | many traditional Unix systems ⓘ |
| defaultOn | many Unix distributions ⓘ |
| developer | Bill Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution |
included in BSD Unix base system
ⓘ
included in many Linux distributions ⓘ |
| editingModel | modal editing ⓘ |
| firstReleased | 1976 ⓘ |
| hasMode |
command mode
ⓘ
insert mode ⓘ last-line mode ⓘ |
| influenced | Vim keybindings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
ed
ⓘ
ex ⓘ |
| inspired |
Neovim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vim NERFINISHED ⓘ elvis NERFINISHED ⓘ nvi ⓘ |
| license | various open-source licenses ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | visual editor ⓘ |
| notableFork |
elvis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
nvi ⓘ stevie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
BSD Unix
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unix NERFINISHED ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ |
| originalPlatform | BSD Unix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsOn |
AIX
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HP-UX NERFINISHED ⓘ Linux ⓘ Solaris NERFINISHED ⓘ macOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedAs | POSIX vi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
buffers
ⓘ
macros ⓘ regular expression search ⓘ search and replace ⓘ syntax highlighting (in some implementations) ⓘ windows (in some variants) ⓘ |
| userInterface | text-based ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: vi Description of subject: vi is a classic, modal text editor for Unix-like systems that became the de facto standard editor on many Unix distributions and inspired more advanced editors like Vim.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.