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diff --git a/doc/guides/conf.py b/doc/guides/conf.py
index 55b6b2f..c45c4be 100644
--- a/doc/guides/conf.py
+++ b/doc/guides/conf.py
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ man_pages = [("testpmd_app_ug/run_app", "testpmd",
              ("tools/pdump", "dpdk-pdump",
               "enable packet capture on dpdk ports", "", 1),
              ("tools/proc_info", "dpdk-procinfo",
-              "access dpdk port stats and memory info", "", 1)]
+              "access dpdk port stats and memory info", "", 1),
+             ("tools/pmdinfo", "dpdk-pmdinfo",
+              "dump a PMDs hardware support info", "", 1)]
 
 ######## :numref: fallback ########
 # The following hook functions add some simple handling for the :numref:
diff --git a/doc/guides/tools/index.rst b/doc/guides/tools/index.rst
index d7654a2..80f2115 100644
--- a/doc/guides/tools/index.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/tools/index.rst
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ Tool User Guides
 
     proc_info
     pdump
+    pmdinfo
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/tools/pmdinfo.rst b/doc/guides/tools/pmdinfo.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a90c59f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/guides/tools/pmdinfo.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+
+..  BSD LICENSE
+    Copyright(c) 2016 Canonical Limited. All rights reserved.
+
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+    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+    are met:
+
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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.