GNU parallel

a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel locally or on remote machines
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GNU parallel

Summary

GNU parallel is a utility software[1]. It draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (utility_software category, ranking #20 of 38).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU parallel is the creator of Ole Tange[3].
  • GNU parallel's video is recorded as GNU Parallel script processing and execution - intro video Part 1.ogv[4].
  • GNU parallel's instance of is recorded as utility software[5].
  • GNU parallel's instance of is recorded as GNU package[6].
  • GNU parallel's instance of is recorded as free software[7].
  • GNU parallel's maintained by is recorded as Ole Tange[8].
  • GNU parallel's movement is recorded as free software movement[9].
  • GNU parallel's logo image is recorded as Gnu-parallel.svg[10].
  • GNU parallel's developer is recorded as GNU Parallel's community[11].
  • GNU parallel's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[12].
  • GNU parallel's programmed in is recorded as Q42478[13].
  • GNU parallel's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[14].
  • GNU parallel's operating system is recorded as BSD[15].
  • GNU parallel's operating system is recorded as macOS[16].
  • GNU parallel's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[17].
  • GNU parallel's software version identifier is recorded as 20140322[18].
  • GNU parallel's software version identifier is recorded as 20150722[19].
  • GNU parallel's software version identifier is recorded as 20150822[20].
  • GNU parallel's software version identifier is recorded as 20150922[21].
  • GNU parallel's software version identifier is recorded as 20151022[22].
  • GNU parallel's software version identifier is recorded as 20151122[23].
  • GNU parallel's software version identifier is recorded as 20160222[24].
  • GNU parallel's software version identifier is recorded as 20180222[25].
  • GNU parallel's software version identifier is recorded as 20191122[26].
  • GNU parallel's software version identifier is recorded as 20191222[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

GNU parallel is the creator of Ole Tange[3].

Subject and Themes

GNU parallel's movement is recorded as free software movement[9].

Why It Matters

GNU parallel draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (utility_software category, ranking #20 of 38).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 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] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . gnu.org. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . GNU's Who. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . GNU's Who. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . ole.tange.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 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. 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. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . 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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