# Install poke with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Extensible editor for structured binary data. Version 4.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-21. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install elpa-poke. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:poke ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install poke ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install poke ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/poke/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add poke ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: poke from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install poke ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: poke from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install poke ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: poke from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#poke ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/po/poke/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S poke ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: poke from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install poke ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: poke from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:poke - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.3 - **Source summary:** Extensible editor for structured binary data - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-21T12:30:49-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - pk-bin2poke (cli) - pk-jojopatch (cli) - pk-strings (cli) - poke (cli) - poked (cli) - pokefmt (cli) - pk-bin2poke (alias) - pk-jojopatch (alias) - pk-strings (alias) - poke (alias) - poked (alias) - pokefmt (alias) ## Dependencies - bdw-gc - gettext - readline ## Build dependencies - help2man - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - ncurses ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 4.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-21 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://jemarch.net/poke - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** poke - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - elpa-poke - 4.3+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: elpa-poke from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Extensible editor for structured binary data (Emacs mode) | https://www.gnu.org/software/poke/ - Debian apt - libpoke-dev - 4.3+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpoke-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Extensible editor for structured binary data (development headers) | https://www.gnu.org/software/poke/ - Debian apt - libpoke1 - 4.3+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpoke1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Extensible editor for structured binary data (library) | https://www.gnu.org/software/poke/ - Debian apt - poke - 4.3+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: poke from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Extensible editor for structured binary data | https://www.gnu.org/software/poke/ - Debian apt - vim-poke - 4.3+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: vim-poke from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Extensible editor for structured binary data (VIM addon) | https://www.gnu.org/software/poke/ - Nix - poke: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/po/poke/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - elpa-poke - 4.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: elpa-poke from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Extensible editor for structured binary data (Emacs mode) | https://www.gnu.org/software/poke/ - Ubuntu apt - libpoke-dev - 4.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpoke-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Extensible editor for structured binary data (development headers) | https://www.gnu.org/software/poke/ - Ubuntu apt - libpoke1 - 4.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpoke1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Extensible editor for structured binary data (library) | https://www.gnu.org/software/poke/ - Ubuntu apt - poke - 4.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: poke from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Extensible editor for structured binary data | https://www.gnu.org/software/poke/ - Ubuntu apt - vim-poke - 4.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: vim-poke from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Extensible editor for structured binary data (VIM addon) | https://www.gnu.org/software/poke/ - apk - poke - 4.3-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: poke from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Extensible editor for binary data | https://www.jemarch.net/poke.html - apk - poke-dev - 4.3-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: poke-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Extensible editor for binary data (development files) | https://www.jemarch.net/poke.html - apk - poke-doc - 4.3-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: poke-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Extensible editor for binary data (documentation) | https://www.jemarch.net/poke.html - apk - poke-emacs - 4.3-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: poke-emacs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Emacs mode for poke | https://www.jemarch.net/poke.html - apk - poke-libs - 4.3-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: poke-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Extensible editor for binary data (libraries) | https://www.jemarch.net/poke.html ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [gettext](https://pkg.so/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://pkg.so/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [help2man](https://pkg.so/brew/help2man/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [neovim](https://pkg.so/brew/neovim/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editor. - [elfutils](https://pkg.so/brew/elfutils/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: binary-tools, cli, developer-tools. - [dwarfutils](https://pkg.so/brew/dwarfutils/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: binary-tools, cli, developer-tools. - [neovide](https://pkg.so/brew/neovide/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editor. - [code-cli](https://pkg.so/brew/code-cli/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editor. - [patchelf](https://pkg.so/brew/patchelf/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: binary-tools, cli, developer-tools. - [neovim-remote](https://pkg.so/brew/neovim-remote/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editor. - [neovim-qt](https://pkg.so/brew/neovim-qt/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, editor. - [poke](https://pkg.so/npm/poke/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: developer, poke. - [capstone](https://pkg.so/brew/capstone/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: binary, cli, developer, developer-tools, engineering. - [mdk](https://pkg.so/brew/mdk/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bdw, bdw-gc, cli, developer, developer-tools. - [poke](https://pkg.so/npm/poke/) - Same normalized package name in another local ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/poke.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/poke.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph