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diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/timer.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/timer.rst
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--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/timer.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/timer.rst
@@ -1,61 +1,18 @@
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+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation.
 
 Timer Sample Application
 ========================
 
-The Timer sample application is a simple application that demonstrates the use of a timer in an Intel® DPDK application.
+The Timer sample application is a simple application that demonstrates the use of a timer in a DPDK application.
 This application prints some messages from different lcores regularly, demonstrating the use of timers.
 
 Compiling the Application
 -------------------------
 
-#.  Go to the example directory:
+To compile the sample application see :doc:`compiling`.
 
-    .. code-block:: console
-
-        export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk cd ${RTE_SDK}/examples/timer
-
-#.  Set the target (a default target is used if not specified). For example:
-
-    .. code-block:: console
-
-        export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
-
-    See the *Intel® DPDK Getting Started Guide* for possible *RTE_TARGET* values.
-
-#.  Build the application:
-
-    .. code-block:: console
-
-        make
+The application is located in the ``timer`` sub-directory.
 
 Running the Application
 -----------------------
@@ -64,9 +21,9 @@ To run the example in linuxapp environment:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./build/timer -c f -n 4
+    $ ./build/timer -l 0-3 -n 4
 
-Refer to the *Intel® DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running applications and
+Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running applications and
 the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
 
 Explanation
@@ -114,7 +71,7 @@ The main loop is very simple in this example:
         /*
          *   Call the timer handler on each core: as we don't
          *   need a very precise timer, so only call
-         *   rte_timer_manage() every ~10ms (at 2 Ghz). In a real
+         *   rte_timer_manage() every ~10ms (at 2 GHz). In a real
          *   application, this will enhance performances as
          *   reading the HPET timer is not efficient.
         */