---
name: "cansequence"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "can-utils"
version: "2023.03-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cansequence"
---

# cansequence(1)

manual page for cansequence 2023.03-1

## NAME

cansequence - manual page for cansequence 2023.03-1

## SYNOPSIS

**cansequence** \[*\<can-interface\>*\] \[*Options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

./cansequence: invalid option **--** '?'

cansequence sends CAN messages with a rising sequence number as payload. When the **-r** option is given, cansequence expects to receive these messages and prints an error message if a wrong sequence number is encountered. The main purpose of this program is to test the reliability of CAN links.

## OPTIONS

- **-e**, **--extended**

  send extended frame

- **-i**, **--identifier**=*ID*

  CAN Identifier (default = 2)

- **--loop**=*COUNT*

  send message COUNT times

- **-p**, **--poll**

  use [poll(2)](/poll/2.md) to wait for buffer space while sending

- **-q**, **--quit** \<num\>

  quit if \<num\> wrong sequences are encountered

- **-r**, **--receive**

  work as receiver

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  be verbose (twice to be even more verbose

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

  this help

- **--version**

  print version information and exit