Ngaphandle kokuguquguquka kwawo, i-linker ye-GNU iyasiza kakhulu kunezinye izixhumanisi ekuhlinzekeni ngolwazi lokuxilonga. Abaxhumanisi abaningi bayeke ukubulawa ngokushesha lapho behlangana nephutha; noma kunokwenzeka, i- ld iyaqhubeka isebenza, ikuvumela ukuba ubone ezinye iziphambeko (noma, kwezinye izimo, ukuthola ifayela elikhiphayo naphezu kwephutha).
Isixhumanisi sisekela izinketho eziningi zezinketho zamakhompiyutha , kodwa empeleni ukwenza okumbalwa kuzo kusetshenziswe kunoma yisiphi isimo esithile. Isibonelo, ukusebenzisa njalo i- ld ukuxhuma amafayili e-Unix ejwayelekile kwi- Unix system esebenzayo. Kuhlelo olunjalo, ukuxhumanisa ifayela elithi "hello.o":