dpdk_pdump Application
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-The ``dpdk_pdump`` application is a Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) application that runs as a DPDK secondary process and
-is capable of enabling packet capture on dpdk ports.
+The ``dpdk_pdump`` tool is a Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) tool that runs as
+a DPDK secondary process and is capable of enabling packet capture on dpdk ports.
+
+ .. Note::
+
+ * The ``dpdk_pdump`` tool depends on libpcap based PMD which is disabled
+ by default in the build configuration files,
+ owing to an external dependency on the libpcap development files
+ which must be installed on the board.
+ Once the libpcap development files are installed, the libpcap based PMD
+ can be enabled by setting CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_PCAP=y and recompiling the DPDK.
Running the Application
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-The application has a number of command line options:
+The tool has a number of command line options:
.. code-block:: console