rsync
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rsync is a widely used open-source utility for fast, incremental file transfer and synchronization across local and remote systems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| rsync canonical | 4 |
| rsync software utility | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2647722 — 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: rsync Context triple: [Andrew Tridgell, creatorOf, rsync]
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A.
SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)
SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) is a network protocol that provides encrypted file transfer and management over a secure SSH connection.
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B.
FTP
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files between a client and server over a TCP/IP network.
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C.
FTP
FTP, in this context, refers to the Federal Theatre Project, a New Deal program that funded and produced theatrical performances across the United States during the 1930s.
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D.
SSH
SSH (Secure Shell) is a cryptographic network protocol used to securely access, manage, and transfer data between remote computers over unsecured networks.
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E.
RPM
RPM is a widely used package management system originally developed for Linux distributions to build, install, and manage software packages.
- 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: rsync Target entity description: rsync is a widely used open-source utility for fast, incremental file transfer and synchronization across local and remote systems.
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A.
SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)
SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) is a network protocol that provides encrypted file transfer and management over a secure SSH connection.
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B.
FTP
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files between a client and server over a TCP/IP network.
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C.
FTP
FTP, in this context, refers to the Federal Theatre Project, a New Deal program that funded and produced theatrical performances across the United States during the 1930s.
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D.
SSH
SSH (Secure Shell) is a cryptographic network protocol used to securely access, manage, and transfer data between remote computers over unsecured networks.
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E.
RPM
RPM is a widely used package management system originally developed for Linux distributions to build, install, and manage software packages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
file synchronization utility
ⓘ
file transfer utility ⓘ open-source software ⓘ |
| canUseTransport |
RSH
ⓘ
SSH ⓘ TCP ⓘ
linked to:
Transmission Control Protocol
|
| commandLineInterface | rsync ⓘ |
| developer |
Andrew Tridgell
ⓘ
Paul Mackerras ⓘ Wayne Davison ⓘ |
| distribution | included in many Linux distributions ⓘ |
| feature |
backup rotation via hard links
ⓘ
checksum-based file comparison ⓘ dry-run mode ⓘ mirroring directories ⓘ one-way synchronization ⓘ preserve ACLs (on supported systems) ⓘ preserve extended attributes (on supported systems) ⓘ recursive directory copy ⓘ verbose logging ⓘ |
| genre |
backup software
ⓘ
data synchronization software ⓘ |
| homepage | https://rsync.samba.org/ ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
BSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Unix-like ⓘ Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| supports |
bandwidth limiting
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compression ⓘ daemon mode ⓘ delta encoding ⓘ encryption via SSH ⓘ exclusion patterns ⓘ file permissions preservation ⓘ hard link preservation ⓘ incremental file transfer ⓘ ownership preservation ⓘ partial transfers ⓘ remote shell transport ⓘ resuming interrupted transfers ⓘ symbolic link preservation ⓘ timestamps preservation ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
data mirroring
ⓘ
offsite backups ⓘ system backups ⓘ website deployment ⓘ |
| usesProtocol | rsync protocol ⓘ |
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: rsync Description of subject: rsync is a widely used open-source utility for fast, incremental file transfer and synchronization across local and remote systems.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: rsync