objcopy
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objcopy is a GNU Binutils utility used to copy and translate object files, enabling format conversion, section manipulation, and binary extraction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| objcopy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2792342 — 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: objcopy Context triple: [GNU Binutils, contains, objcopy]
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A.
GNU Binutils
GNU Binutils is a collection of binary tools, including assemblers, linkers, and related utilities, widely used in software development for compiling and manipulating executable programs and object files.
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B.
llvm-ar
llvm-ar is the LLVM project's implementation of the Unix archiver tool, used to create, modify, and extract from static library archives.
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C.
Universal 2 binary format
Universal 2 binary format is Apple’s macOS application packaging format that combines both Intel and Apple silicon (ARM) executables into a single app bundle for seamless cross-architecture support.
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D.
UPX
UPX is an executable packer and compressor commonly used to reduce the size of binary programs.
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E.
o32 ABI
o32 ABI is a widely used 32-bit application binary interface for MIPS architectures that defines calling conventions, data types, and binary formats for compiled programs.
- 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: objcopy Target entity description: objcopy is a GNU Binutils utility used to copy and translate object files, enabling format conversion, section manipulation, and binary extraction.
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A.
GNU Binutils
GNU Binutils is a collection of binary tools, including assemblers, linkers, and related utilities, widely used in software development for compiling and manipulating executable programs and object files.
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B.
llvm-ar
llvm-ar is the LLVM project's implementation of the Unix archiver tool, used to create, modify, and extract from static library archives.
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C.
Universal 2 binary format
Universal 2 binary format is Apple’s macOS application packaging format that combines both Intel and Apple silicon (ARM) executables into a single app bundle for seamless cross-architecture support.
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D.
UPX
UPX is an executable packer and compressor commonly used to reduce the size of binary programs.
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E.
o32 ABI
o32 ABI is a widely used 32-bit application binary interface for MIPS architectures that defines calling conventions, data types, and binary formats for compiled programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GNU Binutils component
ⓘ
command-line program ⓘ software utility ⓘ |
| developer | GNU Project ⓘ |
| distribution |
GNU toolchain
ⓘ
many Linux distributions ⓘ |
| hasManualPage | objcopy(1) ⓘ |
| inputFormat |
COFF
ⓘ
ELF ⓘ Intel HEX ⓘ S-record ⓘ a.out ⓘ |
| invocationName | objcopy ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
GNU/Linux
ⓘ
Unix-like systems ⓘ Windows ⓘ |
| outputFormat | raw binary ⓘ |
| partOf | GNU Binutils ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
copy object files
ⓘ
extract raw binary from object files ⓘ manipulate object file sections ⓘ translate object file formats ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| softwareGenre |
binary utilities
ⓘ
development tool ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
address relocation adjustment
ⓘ
binary extraction ⓘ binary injection ⓘ debug information removal ⓘ debug information splitting ⓘ format conversion ⓘ section addition ⓘ section alignment change ⓘ section compression handling ⓘ section copying ⓘ section padding ⓘ section removal ⓘ section renaming ⓘ symbol renaming ⓘ symbol stripping ⓘ symbol visibility change ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
converting executables to raw images for embedded systems
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creating firmware images ⓘ manipulating sections for link-time optimization workflows ⓘ stripping binaries for deployment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: objcopy Description of subject: objcopy is a GNU Binutils utility used to copy and translate object files, enabling format conversion, section manipulation, and binary extraction.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.