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+SocketCAN userspace utilities and tools
+
+CAN is a message-based network protocol designed for vehicles
+originally initially created by Robert Bosch GmbH. SocketCAN is a set
+of open source CAN drivers and a networking stack contributed by
+Volkswagen Research to the Linux kernel.
+
+This package contains some userspace utilities for Linux SocketCAN
+subsystem: asc2log, bcmserver, canbusload, can-calc-bit-timing,
+candump, canfdtest, cangen, cangw, canlogserver, canplayer, cansend,
+cansniffer, isotpdump, isotprecv, isotpperf, isotpsend, isotpserver,
+isotpsniffer, isotptun, log2asc, log2long, slcan_attach, slcand and
+slcanpty.
+
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+
+Description copied from https://packages.debian.org/sid/can-utils