---
name: "poked"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "poke"
version: "4.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/poked"
---

# poked(1)

The poke daemon

## NAME

poked - The poke daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**poked** \[*OPTION*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

Daemonized poke interactive editor for binary files.

- **-h**, **--help**

  print a help message and exit

- **-v**, **--version**

  show version and exit

- **-d**, **--debug**

  be more verbose during the execution

- **-S**, **--socket-path**=*PATH*

  path of unix domain socket to listen on

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs in the bug tracker at

-

  \<https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/describecomponents.cgi?product=poke\> or by email to \<poke-devel@gnu.org\>.

GNU poke home page: \<http://www.jemarch.net/poke.html\>\
 General help using GNU software: \<http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2023 The poke authors. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later.\
 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.