GNU Findutils
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GNU Findutils is a collection of essential GNU utilities, including the widely used `find`, `locate`, `updatedb`, and `xargs` tools, for searching and managing files on Unix-like systems.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GNU Findutils canonical | 2 |
| GNU findutils | 1 |
| GNU findutils package | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T497657 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GNU Findutils Context triple: [GNU Project, hasPart, GNU Findutils]
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A.
Unix
Unix is a powerful, multiuser, multitasking operating system originally developed in the 1970s that has profoundly influenced modern computing and inspired many derivative systems like Linux and macOS.
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B.
GNU Project
The GNU Project is a free software initiative that created many core components of the GNU/Linux operating system and pioneered the modern free software movement.
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C.
GNU Compiler Collection
The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is a widely used, free and open-source compiler system that supports numerous programming languages and platforms, forming a core component of the GNU toolchain and much of the open-source software ecosystem.
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D.
GNU Emacs
GNU Emacs is a highly extensible, customizable text editor and computing environment that serves as a flagship project of the GNU system and the free software movement.
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E.
Slackware
Slackware is one of the oldest actively maintained Linux distributions, known for its simplicity, stability, and adherence to Unix-like design principles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GNU Findutils Target entity description: GNU Findutils is a collection of essential GNU utilities, including the widely used `find`, `locate`, `updatedb`, and `xargs` tools, for searching and managing files on Unix-like systems.
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A.
Unix
Unix is a powerful, multiuser, multitasking operating system originally developed in the 1970s that has profoundly influenced modern computing and inspired many derivative systems like Linux and macOS.
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B.
GNU Project
The GNU Project is a free software initiative that created many core components of the GNU/Linux operating system and pioneered the modern free software movement.
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C.
GNU Compiler Collection
The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is a widely used, free and open-source compiler system that supports numerous programming languages and platforms, forming a core component of the GNU toolchain and much of the open-source software ecosystem.
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D.
GNU Emacs
GNU Emacs is a highly extensible, customizable text editor and computing environment that serves as a flagship project of the GNU system and the free software movement.
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E.
Slackware
Slackware is one of the oldest actively maintained Linux distributions, known for its simplicity, stability, and adherence to Unix-like design principles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GNU package
ⓘ
free software ⓘ software package ⓘ |
| category |
Unix utilities
ⓘ
command-line tools ⓘ |
| component |
find
ⓘ
locate ⓘ updatedb ⓘ xargs ⓘ |
| designGoal |
POSIX compliance
ⓘ
portable file searching utilities ⓘ |
| developer |
Free Software Foundation
ⓘ
GNU Project ⓘ |
| distribution | most GNU/Linux distributions ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
precompiled binaries in distributions
ⓘ
source code tarball ⓘ |
| hasCommand |
find
ⓘ
locate ⓘ updatedb ⓘ xargs ⓘ |
| includedIn |
GNU toolchain
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU core system toolchain (in many distros)
|
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| maintainer | GNU Findutils maintainers ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
GNU Project
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU
Linux ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ |
| partOf |
GNU userland
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU operating system
|
| primaryFunction |
managing files
ⓘ
searching files ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
build file name databases
ⓘ
execute commands on found files ⓘ fast file lookup via locate ⓘ parallel execution with xargs ⓘ search by name ⓘ search by permissions ⓘ search by size ⓘ search by timestamps ⓘ search by type ⓘ |
| supportsStandard |
POSIX
ⓘ
Single UNIX Specification ⓘ |
| usedWith |
Unix shell
ⓘ
surface form:
Bash
POSIX shell ⓘ shell scripting ⓘ system administration ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/ ⓘ |
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.
Instruction
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.
Input
Subject: GNU Findutils Description of subject: GNU Findutils is a collection of essential GNU utilities, including the widely used `find`, `locate`, `updatedb`, and `xargs` tools, for searching and managing files on Unix-like systems.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
GNU findutils