rbenv
E96214
rbenv is a lightweight command-line tool that lets developers install and switch between multiple Ruby versions on a per-project or global basis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| rbenv canonical | 2 |
| rbenv-vars | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T815685 — 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: rbenv Context triple: [Ruby, hasVersionManager, rbenv]
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A.
Cygwin
Cygwin is a compatibility layer that provides a Unix-like environment and command-line tools for Microsoft Windows, enabling users to run and build POSIX-compliant software on the Windows platform.
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B.
Ruby
Ruby is a dynamic, object-oriented programming language known for its elegant syntax and its use in the Ruby on Rails web framework.
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C.
Homebrew
Homebrew is a popular open-source package manager that simplifies installing and managing software on macOS (and Linux) via the command line.
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D.
Eclipse Temurin
Eclipse Temurin is a popular, open-source, production-ready distribution of the Java Development Kit (JDK) provided by the Eclipse Adoptium project.
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E.
Alpine Linux
Alpine Linux is a lightweight, security-focused Linux distribution designed for simplicity, resource efficiency, and containerized environments.
- 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: rbenv Target entity description: rbenv is a lightweight command-line tool that lets developers install and switch between multiple Ruby versions on a per-project or global basis.
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A.
Cygwin
Cygwin is a compatibility layer that provides a Unix-like environment and command-line tools for Microsoft Windows, enabling users to run and build POSIX-compliant software on the Windows platform.
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B.
Ruby
Ruby is a dynamic, object-oriented programming language known for its elegant syntax and its use in the Ruby on Rails web framework.
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C.
Homebrew
Homebrew is a popular open-source package manager that simplifies installing and managing software on macOS (and Linux) via the command line.
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D.
Eclipse Temurin
Eclipse Temurin is a popular, open-source, production-ready distribution of the Java Development Kit (JDK) provided by the Eclipse Adoptium project.
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E.
Alpine Linux
Alpine Linux is a lightweight, security-focused Linux distribution designed for simplicity, resource efficiency, and containerized environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ruby version manager
ⓘ
command-line tool ⓘ software tool ⓘ version manager ⓘ |
| alternativeTo |
RVM
ⓘ
chruby ⓘ |
| category |
programming language version manager
ⓘ
software development tool ⓘ |
| configurationMethod |
.rbenv-version files
ⓘ
.ruby-version files ⓘ environment variables ⓘ |
| createdBy | Sam Stephenson ⓘ |
| designGoal |
lightweight
ⓘ
minimal intrusion into shell ⓘ simple version switching ⓘ |
| hasPlugin |
rbenv-default-gems
ⓘ
rbenv self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
rbenv-vars
ruby-build ⓘ |
| hostedOn | GitHub ⓘ |
| implements | shims-based version switching ⓘ |
| invocationCommand | rbenv ⓘ |
| license | MIT License ⓘ |
| originalAuthor | Sam Stephenson ⓘ |
| pluginSystem | yes ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
install Ruby versions via plugins
ⓘ
manage multiple Ruby versions ⓘ set global Ruby version ⓘ set per-project Ruby version ⓘ switch Ruby versions ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Ruby ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
RVM
ⓘ
chruby ⓘ ruby-build ⓘ |
| repositoryURL | https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv ⓘ |
| requires | modification of PATH ⓘ |
| scope |
global Ruby version
ⓘ
per-project Ruby version ⓘ per-shell Ruby version ⓘ |
| supportsLanguage | Ruby ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
Linux
ⓘ
Unix-like systems ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| typicalInstallLocation | ~/.rbenv ⓘ |
| useCase |
Ruby development
ⓘ
managing Ruby versions for Rails projects ⓘ testing against multiple Ruby versions ⓘ |
| uses | shim executables in PATH ⓘ |
| writtenIn |
Unix shell
ⓘ
surface form:
Shell
|
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: rbenv Description of subject: rbenv is a lightweight command-line tool that lets developers install and switch between multiple Ruby versions on a per-project or global basis.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.