paste
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paste is a GNU Core Utilities command-line tool that merges lines of input files horizontally, typically separating fields with a delimiter such as a tab.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2792293 — 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: paste Context triple: [GNU Core Utilities, contains, paste]
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A.
PAP
PAP is the legislative body of the African Union that aims to promote democracy, human rights, and integration across African states.
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B.
PAP
PAP is the commonly used abbreviation for China’s paramilitary People’s Armed Police force responsible for internal security and law enforcement support.
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C.
Papel
Papel is an indigenous language of Guinea-Bissau spoken primarily by the Papel people in the coastal regions around Bissau.
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D.
P
P is the vehicle registration code used on license plates for the Czech city of Plzeň.
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E.
patchwork
Patchwork is a web-based patch tracking system commonly used by open source projects, including Linux kernel development, to organize and review submitted code changes.
- 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: paste Target entity description: paste is a GNU Core Utilities command-line tool that merges lines of input files horizontally, typically separating fields with a delimiter such as a tab.
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A.
PAP
PAP is the legislative body of the African Union that aims to promote democracy, human rights, and integration across African states.
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B.
PAP
PAP is the commonly used abbreviation for China’s paramilitary People’s Armed Police force responsible for internal security and law enforcement support.
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C.
Papel
Papel is an indigenous language of Guinea-Bissau spoken primarily by the Papel people in the coastal regions around Bissau.
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D.
P
P is the vehicle registration code used on license plates for the Czech city of Plzeň.
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E.
patchwork
Patchwork is a web-based patch tracking system commonly used by open source projects, including Linux kernel development, to organize and review submitted code changes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GNU Core Utilities program
ⓘ
Unix command ⓘ command-line tool ⓘ |
| availableOn |
BSD systems
ⓘ
linked to:
BSD
Linux ⓘ macOS ⓘ other POSIX-compliant systems ⓘ |
| category |
shell command
ⓘ
text processing utility ⓘ |
| conformsTo | POSIX specification for paste ⓘ |
| defaultDelimiter | tab character ⓘ |
| developer | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| distribution |
GNU coreutils package
ⓘ
linked to:
GNU Core Utilities
|
| handlesUnequalLineCounts | yes ⓘ |
| implementationLanguage | C ⓘ |
| inputType |
standard input
ⓘ
text files ⓘ |
| invocationExample |
paste -d"," file1 file2
ⓘ
paste -s file1 ⓘ paste file1 file2 ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Unix
ⓘ
Unix-like operating systems ⓘ |
| outputType | standard output ⓘ |
| partOf | GNU Core Utilities ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
merge lines of files horizontally
ⓘ
produce parallel output from multiple input files ⓘ |
| relatedCommand |
awk
ⓘ
cut ⓘ join ⓘ sed ⓘ |
| serialModeDescription | paste one file at a time instead of in parallel ⓘ |
| softwareLicense | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| stdinUsage | a single dash - can be used to denote standard input ⓘ |
| supportsCustomDelimiter | true ⓘ |
| supportsOption |
--delimiters
ⓘ
--help ⓘ --serial ⓘ --version ⓘ -d ⓘ -s ⓘ |
| supportsSerialMode | true ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
combine corresponding lines from multiple files
ⓘ
prepare tab-separated data ⓘ reformat data into delimited columns ⓘ |
| unequalLineCountsBehavior | missing fields are treated as empty strings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: paste Description of subject: paste is a GNU Core Utilities command-line tool that merges lines of input files horizontally, typically separating fields with a delimiter such as a tab.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: paste