msgunfmt
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msgunfmt is a GNU gettext utility that converts compiled message catalog files back into human-readable PO format for translation editing and analysis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| msgunfmt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2793054 — 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: msgunfmt Context triple: [GNU gettext, includesTool, msgunfmt]
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A.
MSG
MSG is a subregional political and economic organization that promotes cooperation and solidarity among Melanesian countries and territories in the Pacific.
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B.
MSG
MSG is a famous multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City known for hosting major sports events, concerts, and entertainment spectacles.
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C.
MSG
MSG refers to U.S. Marine Security Guards, specialized Marine Corps personnel assigned to protect American embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic facilities worldwide.
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D.
Mailer
Mailer is a surname most notably associated with American novelist, journalist, and essayist Norman Mailer.
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E.
MSGS
MSGS is the stock ticker symbol for Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., a publicly traded company that owns and operates professional sports franchises and related entertainment assets.
- 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: msgunfmt Target entity description: msgunfmt is a GNU gettext utility that converts compiled message catalog files back into human-readable PO format for translation editing and analysis.
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A.
MSG
MSG is a subregional political and economic organization that promotes cooperation and solidarity among Melanesian countries and territories in the Pacific.
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B.
MSG
MSG is a famous multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City known for hosting major sports events, concerts, and entertainment spectacles.
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C.
MSG
MSG refers to U.S. Marine Security Guards, specialized Marine Corps personnel assigned to protect American embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic facilities worldwide.
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D.
Mailer
Mailer is a surname most notably associated with American novelist, journalist, and essayist Norman Mailer.
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E.
MSGS
MSGS is the stock ticker symbol for Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., a publicly traded company that owns and operates professional sports franchises and related entertainment assets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
command-line program
ⓘ
software utility ⓘ |
| category |
GNU Project software
ⓘ
linked to:
GNU Project
free software ⓘ |
| commandName | msgunfmt ⓘ |
| developer | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| distribution |
GNU gettext package
ⓘ
linked to:
GNU gettext
|
| documentation |
GNU gettext manual
ⓘ
linked to:
GNU gettext
|
| inputFormat |
MO file
ⓘ
compiled message catalog ⓘ |
| invocationExample | msgunfmt file.mo -o file.po ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| maintainer | GNU gettext maintainers ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
GNU/Linux
ⓘ
Unix-like systems ⓘ |
| outputFormat |
PO file
ⓘ
portable object file ⓘ |
| partOf | GNU gettext ⓘ |
| platform | POSIX-compatible systems ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| purpose |
convert compiled message catalogs to PO format
ⓘ
enable translation analysis ⓘ enable translation editing ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
gettext MO file format
ⓘ
gettext PO file format ⓘ message catalog ⓘ software localization ⓘ |
| requires | compiled gettext message catalogs ⓘ |
| softwareGenre |
internationalization tool
ⓘ
localization tool ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
extraction of translations from MO files
ⓘ
handling of message contexts ⓘ handling of plural forms ⓘ reconstruction of PO headers ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
inspect translations shipped with software
ⓘ
recover PO sources from installed catalogs ⓘ |
| usedWith |
msgfmt
ⓘ
msgmerge ⓘ xgettext ⓘ |
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: msgunfmt Description of subject: msgunfmt is a GNU gettext utility that converts compiled message catalog files back into human-readable PO format for translation editing and analysis.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.