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GNU nano

Summary

GNU nano is a text editor[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of text_editor entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU nano is the creator of Chris Allegretta[3].
  • GNU nano's image is recorded as GNU nano-6.4 screenshot.png[4].
  • GNU nano's instance of is recorded as text editor[5].
  • GNU nano's instance of is recorded as console application[6].
  • GNU nano's instance of is recorded as GNU package[7].
  • GNU nano's instance of is recorded as free software[8].
  • GNU nano's maintained by is recorded as Benno Schulenberg[9].
  • GNU nano's movement is recorded as free software movement[10].
  • GNU nano's logo image is recorded as Gnu-nano.svg[11].
  • GNU nano's developer is recorded as GNU Project[12].
  • GNU nano's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[13].
  • GNU nano's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[14].
  • GNU nano's operating system is recorded as Q11368[15].
  • GNU nano's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[16].
  • GNU nano's operating system is recorded as BSD[17].
  • GNU nano's operating system is recorded as macOS[18].
  • GNU nano's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[19].
  • GNU nano's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.6[20].
  • GNU nano's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.0[21].
  • GNU nano's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.1[22].
  • GNU nano's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.2[23].
  • GNU nano's software version identifier is recorded as 2.4.3[24].
  • GNU nano's software version identifier is recorded as 2.5.0[25].
  • GNU nano's software version identifier is recorded as 2.5.3[26].
  • GNU nano's software version identifier is recorded as 2.6.0[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

GNU nano is the creator of Chris Allegretta[3].

Subject and Themes

GNU nano's movement is recorded as free software movement[10].

Why It Matters

GNU nano ranks in the top 8% of text_editor entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

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