---
name: "dpdk-pmdinfo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dpdk"
version: "16.11.11-1+deb9u2"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dpdk-pmdinfo"
---

# dpdk-pmdinfo(1)

dump a PMDs hardware support info The dpdk-pmdinfo tool is a Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) utility that can dump a PMDs hardware support info.

## NAME

dpdk-pmdinfo - dump a PMDs hardware support info

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:

```
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.