GNU Core Utilities

package of GNU software containing reimplementations for many of the basic tools, such as cat, ls, and rm, used on Unix-like operating
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GNU Core Utilities

Summary

GNU Core Utilities is a software utilities[1]. It draws 410 Wikipedia views per month (software_utilities category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU Core Utilities's image is recorded as Dfkommando.png[3].
  • GNU Core Utilities's image is recorded as Coreutils id screenshot.png[4].
  • GNU Core Utilities's instance of is recorded as software utilities[5].
  • GNU Core Utilities's instance of is recorded as GNU package[6].
  • GNU Core Utilities's instance of is recorded as free software[7].
  • GNU Core Utilities's logo image is recorded as Heckert GNU white.svg[8].
  • GNU Core Utilities's developer is recorded as GNU Project[9].
  • GNU Core Utilities's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[10].
  • GNU Core Utilities's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[11].
  • GNU Core Utilities's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[12].
  • GNU Core Utilities's operating system is recorded as BSD[13].
  • GNU Core Utilities's operating system is recorded as macOS[14].
  • GNU Core Utilities's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[15].
  • GNU Core Utilities's software version identifier is recorded as 8.22[16].
  • GNU Core Utilities's software version identifier is recorded as 8.23[17].
  • GNU Core Utilities's software version identifier is recorded as 8.24[18].
  • GNU Core Utilities's software version identifier is recorded as 8.25[19].
  • GNU Core Utilities's software version identifier is recorded as 8.26[20].
  • GNU Core Utilities's software version identifier is recorded as 8.29[21].
  • GNU Core Utilities's software version identifier is recorded as 4.5.1[22].
  • GNU Core Utilities's software version identifier is recorded as 4.5.2[23].
  • GNU Core Utilities's software version identifier is recorded as 4.5.3[24].
  • GNU Core Utilities's software version identifier is recorded as 4.5.4[25].
  • GNU Core Utilities's software version identifier is recorded as 4.5.5[26].
  • GNU Core Utilities's software version identifier is recorded as 4.5.6[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include software utilities[5], GNU package[6], and free software[7].

Why It Matters

GNU Core Utilities draws 410 Wikipedia views per month (software_utilities category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . git.savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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