runit
E721374
runit is a cross-platform init and service supervision system designed for fast booting and reliable process management on Unix-like operating systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| runit canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8247247 — 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: runit Context triple: [Devuan, supportsInitSystem, runit]
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A.
RUN
RUN is the National Rail station code assigned to Runcorn railway station in Cheshire, England.
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B.
RUN
RUN is the IATA airport code for Roland Garros Airport on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Run
"Run" is a 2021 pop-rock single by American band OneRepublic, known for its upbeat, anthemic sound and motivational lyrics.
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D.
Run
"Run" is a powerfully emotive rock ballad by Snow Patrol that became one of the band's breakthrough hits and a fan-favorite anthem.
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E.
Run
"Run" is a powerful pop ballad popularized by British singer Leona Lewis, known for its soaring vocals and emotional delivery.
- 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: runit Target entity description: runit is a cross-platform init and service supervision system designed for fast booting and reliable process management on Unix-like operating systems.
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A.
RUN
RUN is the National Rail station code assigned to Runcorn railway station in Cheshire, England.
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B.
RUN
RUN is the IATA airport code for Roland Garros Airport on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Run
"Run" is a 2021 pop-rock single by American band OneRepublic, known for its upbeat, anthemic sound and motivational lyrics.
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D.
Run
"Run" is a powerfully emotive rock ballad by Snow Patrol that became one of the band's breakthrough hits and a fan-favorite anthem.
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E.
Run
"Run" is a powerful pop ballad popularized by British singer Leona Lewis, known for its soaring vocals and emotional delivery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
init system
ⓘ
service supervision system ⓘ |
| component |
chpst
ⓘ
runit-init ⓘ runsv ⓘ runsvdir ⓘ stage 1 init ⓘ stage 2 service supervision ⓘ stage 3 shutdown ⓘ sv ⓘ utmpset ⓘ |
| configurationStyle | directory-based service definitions ⓘ |
| designGoal |
fast booting
ⓘ
reliable service supervision ⓘ simplicity ⓘ small codebase ⓘ |
| developer | Gerrit Pape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionUsage |
Artix Linux (as an init option)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devuan (via packages) ⓘ Void Linux NERFINISHED ⓘ antiX (as an init option) ⓘ |
| feature |
automatic service restarts
ⓘ
clean process shutdown ⓘ dependency-free init replacement ⓘ log service support ⓘ parallel service startup ⓘ process supervision ⓘ service monitoring ⓘ |
| homepage | http://smarden.org/runit/ ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | daemontools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| license | BSD-like license ⓘ |
| notableProperty |
deterministic three-stage boot process
ⓘ
minimal runtime dependencies ⓘ very small footprint ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily | Unix-like NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | cross-platform ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| serviceDirectory |
/etc/service
ⓘ
/service ⓘ |
| similarTo |
OpenRC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
daemontools NERFINISHED ⓘ s6 ⓘ systemd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| softwareGenre | process supervision ⓘ |
| supports |
process isolation via chpst
ⓘ
resource limits via chpst ⓘ user and group switching via chpst ⓘ |
| usedAs |
PID 1 init replacement
ⓘ
service supervisor under another init ⓘ |
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: runit Description of subject: runit is a cross-platform init and service supervision system designed for fast booting and reliable process management on Unix-like operating systems.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.