Ngemuva kweminyaka emithathu yokuthuthuka, kwethulwa ukukhishwa kokuqala kwe-GNU Poke, umhleli wedatha kanambambili osebenzisanayo. Ngokungafani nabahleli bokulahla, abakuvumela ukuthi uhlele ulwazi ezingeni le-bit ne-byte, i-Poke inikeza ulimi oluphelele lokuchaza nokuhlukanisa izakhiwo zedatha, okwenza kube nokwenzeka ukufaka ikhodi ngokuzenzekelayo kanye nokukhipha idatha ngamafomethi ahlukene.
Uma ukwakheka kwedatha kanambambili sekunqunyiwe, ngokwesibonelo ngokubhekisela kuhlu lwamafomethi asekelwayo, umsebenzisi angakwazi ukwenza imisebenzi yokusesha, yokuhlola kanye nokuguqula ezingeni eliphezulu, aguqule izakhiwo ezingabonakali njengamatafula ezinhlamvu ze-ELF, amathegi e-MP3, i-DWARF izinkulumo kanye nokufakwa kwethebula kwezingxenye zediski. Umtapo wezincwadi wezincazelo esezenziwe ngomumo zamafomethi ahlukahlukene unikeziwe.
Uhlelo lungase lube usizo ekulungiseni amaphutha nasekuhloleni amaphrojekthi afana nezixhumi, izihlanganisi, nezinsiza zokucindezelwa ezisebenzisekayo, kubunjiniyela obuhlehlayo, ekuhlukaniseni nasekubhaleni amafomethi edatha nezivumelwano, kanye nokwakha ezinye izinsiza ezikhohlisa idatha kanambambili, njenge-diff ne-patch for amafayela kanambambili.
Source: opennet.ru