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+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/intro.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ DPDK features.  Users interested in getting started with DPDK can take the
 applications, try out the features, and then extend them to fit their needs.
 
 
+Running Sample Applications
+---------------------------
+
+Some sample applications may have their own command-line parameters described in
+their respective guides, however all of them also share the same EAL parameters.
+Please refer to  :doc:`../linux_gsg/linux_eal_parameters` or
+:doc:`../freebsd_gsg/freebsd_eal_parameters` for a list of available EAL
+command-line options.
+
+
 The DPDK Sample Applications
 ----------------------------
 
@@ -96,7 +106,7 @@ examples are highlighted below.
   (packet arrival) and TX (packet transmission) by adding callbacks to the RX
   and TX packet processing functions.
 
-* :doc:`IPSec Security Gateway<ipsec_secgw>`: The IPSec Security
+* :doc:`IPsec Security Gateway<ipsec_secgw>`: The IPsec Security
   Gateway application is minimal example of something closer to a real world
   example. This is also a good example of an application using the DPDK
   Cryptodev framework.