---
name: "canconvert"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "canmatrix-utils"
version: "1.2~github-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/canconvert"
---

# canconvert(1)

convert between various CAN bus database formats

## NAME

canconvert - convert between various CAN bus database formats

## DESCRIPTION

### Usage:

-

  canconvert \[options\] import-file export-file

- import-file: \*.dbc\|\*.dbf\|\*.kcd\|\*.arxml\|\*.json\|\*.xls(x)\|\*.sym

  - export-file: \*.dbc\|\*.dbf\|\*.kcd\|\*.arxml\|\*.json\|\*.xls(x)\|\*.sym

  ## OPTIONS

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

  show all options

- **-v**

  output verbosity

- **-s**

  don't print status messages to stdout. (only errors)

- **-f** FORCE\_OUTPUT

  enforce output format, ignoring output file extension (e.g., **-f** csv)

- For a list of all available options, please use **--help**.

  ## SEE ALSO

[cancompare(1)](/cancompare/1.md)