lxc-snapshot
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lxc-snapshot is a command-line utility in the LXC container framework used to create and manage snapshots of Linux containers for backup or rollback purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| lxc-snapshot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8610623 — 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: lxc-snapshot Context triple: [LXC, hasComponent, lxc-snapshot]
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A.
LXC
LXC (Linux Containers) is a lightweight virtualization technology that provides operating-system-level containerization for running multiple isolated Linux systems on a single host.
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B.
LXD
LXD is a system container and virtual machine manager that provides a user-friendly, image-based way to run and manage Linux environments.
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C.
MX Snapshot
MX Snapshot is a utility in MX Linux that lets users create custom live ISO images of their current system for backup, cloning, or redistribution.
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D.
Snapshot
"Snapshot" is a science fiction novella by Brandon Sanderson, set in a simulated reality used by detectives to investigate crimes.
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E.
Proxmox Backup Server
Proxmox Backup Server is an open-source, enterprise-grade backup solution designed for efficient, deduplicated, and incremental backups of virtual machines, containers, and hosts, tightly integrated with the Proxmox ecosystem.
- 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: lxc-snapshot Target entity description: lxc-snapshot is a command-line utility in the LXC container framework used to create and manage snapshots of Linux containers for backup or rollback purposes.
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A.
LXC
LXC (Linux Containers) is a lightweight virtualization technology that provides operating-system-level containerization for running multiple isolated Linux systems on a single host.
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B.
LXD
LXD is a system container and virtual machine manager that provides a user-friendly, image-based way to run and manage Linux environments.
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C.
MX Snapshot
MX Snapshot is a utility in MX Linux that lets users create custom live ISO images of their current system for backup, cloning, or redistribution.
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D.
Snapshot
"Snapshot" is a science fiction novella by Brandon Sanderson, set in a simulated reality used by detectives to investigate crimes.
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E.
Proxmox Backup Server
Proxmox Backup Server is an open-source, enterprise-grade backup solution designed for efficient, deduplicated, and incremental backups of virtual machines, containers, and hosts, tightly integrated with the Proxmox ecosystem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LXC subcommand
ⓘ
command-line utility ⓘ |
| canCreate | multiple snapshots per container ⓘ |
| category |
backup and recovery tool
ⓘ
container management tool ⓘ |
| configurationScope | container-level ⓘ |
| implementedIn | Linux userspace ⓘ |
| license | same as LXC project license ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
LXC project
ⓘ
linked to:
LXC
|
| operatesOn | LXC containers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Linux Containers (LXC)
ⓘ
linked to:
LXC
|
| relatedTo |
lxc-create
ⓘ
lxc-destroy ⓘ lxc-start ⓘ lxc-stop ⓘ |
| requires | existing LXC container ⓘ |
| requiresPermission | root or sufficient privileges ⓘ |
| runsOn | Linux ⓘ |
| snapshotStorage | host filesystem ⓘ |
| snapshotType | filesystem-level snapshot ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
create snapshot
ⓘ
destroy snapshot ⓘ list snapshots ⓘ restore snapshot ⓘ |
| typicalInvocation | lxc-snapshot -n <container-name> ⓘ |
| usedFor |
backup of containers
ⓘ
creating snapshots of LXC containers ⓘ managing snapshots of LXC containers ⓘ rollback of containers ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
development and testing environments
ⓘ
disaster recovery procedures ⓘ system administration ⓘ |
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: lxc-snapshot Description of subject: lxc-snapshot is a command-line utility in the LXC container framework used to create and manage snapshots of Linux containers for backup or rollback purposes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.