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+
+dpdk-pmdinfo Application
+========================
+
+The ``dpdk-pmdinfo`` tool is a Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) utility that
+can dump a PMDs hardware support info.
+
+
+Running the Application
+-----------------------
+
+The tool has a number of command line options:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   dpdk-pmdinfo [-hrtp] [-d <pci id file] <elf-file>
+
+   -h, --help            Show a short help message and exit
+   -r, --raw             Dump as raw json strings
+   -d FILE, --pcidb=FILE Specify a pci database to get vendor names from
+   -t, --table           Output information on hw support as a hex table
+   -p, --plugindir       Scan dpdk for autoload plugins
+
+.. Note::
+
+   * Parameters inside the square brackets represents optional parameters.