diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/bbdev_app.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/bbdev_app.rst
index 405e706a46..764155f983 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/bbdev_app.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/bbdev_app.rst
@@ -31,30 +31,12 @@ Limitations
 Compiling the Application
 -------------------------
 
-#. DPDK needs to be built with ``baseband_turbo_sw`` PMD driver enabled along
-   with ``FLEXRAN SDK`` Libraries. Refer to *SW Turbo Poll Mode Driver*
-   documentation for more details on this.
+DPDK needs to be built with ``baseband_turbo_sw`` PMD driver enabled along
+with ``FLEXRAN SDK`` Libraries. Refer to *SW Turbo Poll Mode Driver*
+documentation for more details on this.
 
-#. 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/bbdev_app
-
-#. Set the target (a default target is used if not specified). For example:
-
-    .. code-block:: console
-
-        export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linux-gcc
-
-    See the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for possible RTE_TARGET values.
-
-#. Build the application:
-
-    .. code-block:: console
-
-        make
 
 Running the Application
 -----------------------
@@ -63,8 +45,8 @@ The application accepts a number of command line options:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./build/bbdev [EAL options] -- [-e ENCODING_CORES] [-d DECODING_CORES] /
-    [-p ETH_PORT_ID] [-b BBDEV_ID]
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-bbdev [EAL options] -- [-e ENCODING_CORES] /
+    [-d DECODING_CORES] [-p ETH_PORT_ID] [-b BBDEV_ID]
 
 where:
 
@@ -84,8 +66,8 @@ issue the command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./build/bbdev --vdev='baseband_turbo_sw' -w <NIC0PCIADDR> -c 0x38 --socket-mem=2,2 \
-    --file-prefix=bbdev -- -e 0x10 -d 0x20
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-bbdev --vdev='baseband_turbo_sw' -w <NIC0PCIADDR> \
+    -c 0x38 --socket-mem=2,2 --file-prefix=bbdev -- -e 0x10 -d 0x20
 
 where, NIC0PCIADDR is the PCI address of the Rx port
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/cmd_line.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/cmd_line.rst
index 6deb6c8112..5e3a25a317 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/cmd_line.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/cmd_line.rst
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ To run the application in linux environment, issue the following command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./build/cmdline -l 0-3 -n 4
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-cmdline -l 0-3 -n 4
 
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running applications
 and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/compiling.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/compiling.rst
index 6f04743c82..adde775d4e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/compiling.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/compiling.rst
@@ -9,100 +9,75 @@ This section explains how to compile the DPDK sample applications.
 To compile all the sample applications
 --------------------------------------
 
-Set the path to DPDK source code if its not set:
+Go to DPDK build directory:
 
     .. code-block:: console
 
-        export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
+       cd dpdk/<build_dir>
 
-Go to DPDK source:
-
-    .. code-block:: console
-
-        cd $RTE_SDK
-
-Build DPDK:
+Enable examples compilation:
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
-        make defconfig
-        make
+      meson configure -Dexamples=all
 
-Build the sample applications:
+Build:
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
-       export RTE_TARGET=build
-       make -C examples
+      ninja
 
-For other possible ``RTE_TARGET`` values and additional information on
-compiling see
+For additional information on compiling see
 :ref:`Compiling DPDK on Linux <linux_gsg_compiling_dpdk>` or
 :ref:`Compiling DPDK on FreeBSD <building_from_source>`.
-Applications are output to: ``$RTE_SDK/examples/app-dir/build`` or
-``$RTE_SDK/examples/app-dir/$RTE_TARGET``.
+Applications are output to: ``dpdk/<build_dir>/examples``.
 
 
-In the example above the compiled application is written to the ``build`` subdirectory.
-To have the applications written to a different location,
-the ``O=/path/to/build/directory`` option may be specified in the make command.
+To compile a single application
+-------------------------------
 
-    .. code-block:: console
 
-       make O=/tmp
+Using meson
+~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-To build the applications for debugging use the ``DEBUG`` option.
-This option adds some extra flags, disables compiler optimizations and
-sets verbose output.
+Go to DPDK build directory:
 
     .. code-block:: console
 
-       make DEBUG=1
-
-
-To compile a single application
--------------------------------
+       cd dpdk/<build_dir>
 
-Set the path to DPDK source code:
+Enable example app compilation:
 
-    .. code-block:: console
+   .. code-block:: console
 
-        export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
+      meson configure -Dexamples=helloworld
 
-Go to DPDK source:
+Build:
 
-    .. code-block:: console
+   .. code-block:: console
 
-       cd $RTE_SDK
+      ninja
 
-Build DPDK:
 
-    .. code-block:: console
+Using Make
+~~~~~~~~~~
 
-        make defconfig
-        make
+Pkg-config is used when building an example app standalone using make, please
+see :ref:`building_app_using_installed_dpdk` for more information.
 
 Go to the sample application directory. Unless otherwise specified the sample
-applications are located in ``$RTE_SDK/examples/``.
-
+applications are located in ``dpdk/examples/``.
 
 Build the application:
 
     .. code-block:: console
 
-        export RTE_TARGET=build
         make
 
-To cross compile the sample application(s)
-------------------------------------------
-
-For cross compiling the sample application(s), please append 'CROSS=$(CROSS_COMPILER_PREFIX)' to the 'make' command.
-In example of AARCH64 cross compiling:
+To build the application for debugging use the ``DEBUG`` option.
+This option adds some extra flags, disables compiler optimizations and
+sets verbose output.
 
     .. code-block:: console
 
-        export RTE_TARGET=build
-        export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
-        make -C examples CROSS=aarch64-linux-gnu-
-               or
-        make CROSS=aarch64-linux-gnu-
+       make DEBUG=1
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/dist_app.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/dist_app.rst
index 90270e3a58..3bd03905c3 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/dist_app.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/dist_app.rst
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Running the Application
 
    ..  code-block:: console
 
-       ./build/distributor_app [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK
+       ./<build-dir>/examples/dpdk-distributor [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK
 
    where,
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Running the Application
 
    ..  code-block:: console
 
-       $ ./build/distributor_app -l 1-9,22 -n 4 -- -p f
+       $ ./<build-dir>/examples/dpdk-distributor -l 1-9,22 -n 4 -- -p f
 
 #. Refer to the DPDK Getting Started Guide for general information on running
    applications and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ethtool.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ethtool.rst
index 253004dd00..7819871917 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ethtool.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ethtool.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The only available options are the standard ones for the EAL:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./ethtool-app/${RTE_TARGET}/ethtool [EAL options]
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ethtool [EAL options]
 
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on
 running applications and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL)
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/eventdev_pipeline.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/eventdev_pipeline.rst
index dc7972aa9a..b4fc587a09 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/eventdev_pipeline.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/eventdev_pipeline.rst
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ these settings is shown below:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/eventdev_pipeline --vdev event_sw0 -- -r1 -t1 -e4 -w FF00 -s4 -n0 -c32 -W1000 -D
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-eventdev_pipeline --vdev event_sw0 -- -r1 -t1 /
+    -e4 -w FF00 -s4 -n0 -c32 -W1000 -D
 
 The application has some sanity checking built-in, so if there is a function
 (e.g.; the RX core) which doesn't have a cpu core mask assigned, the application
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/fips_validation.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/fips_validation.rst
index 2953fddeb9..8b009244b8 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/fips_validation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/fips_validation.rst
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ Compiling the Application
 
 * Compile Application
 
-    .. code-block:: console
-
-         make -C examples/fips_validation
+    To compile the sample application see :doc:`compiling`.
 
 *  Run ``dos2unix`` on the request files
 
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ The application requires a number of command line options:
 
     .. code-block:: console
 
-         ./fips_validation [EAL options]
+         ./dpdk-fips_validation [EAL options]
          -- --req-file FILE_PATH/FOLDER_PATH
          --rsp-file FILE_PATH/FOLDER_PATH
          [--cryptodev DEVICE_NAME] [--cryptodev-id ID] [--path-is-folder]
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ file for crypto_aesni_mb PMD, issue the command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./fips_validation --vdev crypto_aesni_mb --
+    $ ./dpdk-fips_validation --vdev crypto_aesni_mb --
     --req-file /PATH/TO/REQUEST/FILE.req --rsp-file ./PATH/TO/RESPONSE/FILE.rsp
     --cryptodev crypto_aesni_mb
 
@@ -126,7 +124,7 @@ data files in one folder for crypto_aesni_gcm PMD, issue the command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./fips_validation --vdev crypto_aesni_gcm0 --
+    $ ./dpdk-fips_validation --vdev crypto_aesni_gcm0 --
     --req-file /PATH/TO/REQUEST/FILE/FOLDER/
     --rsp-file ./PATH/TO/RESPONSE/FILE/FOLDER/
     --cryptodev-id 0 --path-is-folder
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_classify.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_classify.rst
index dc40b4d6f9..2ae22739c0 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_classify.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_classify.rst
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ To run the example in a ``linux`` environment:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    cd ~/dpdk/examples/flow_classify
-    ./build/flow_classify -c 4 -n 4 -- --rule_ipv4="../ipv4_rules_file.txt"
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-flow_classify -c 4 -n 4 -- /
+    --rule_ipv4="../ipv4_rules_file.txt"
 
 Please refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide*, section
 :doc:`../linux_gsg/build_sample_apps`
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_filtering.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_filtering.rst
index 5e5a6cd8a0..4a4006dc8e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_filtering.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_filtering.rst
@@ -13,28 +13,7 @@ It is intended as a demonstration of the basic components RTE flow rules.
 Compiling the Application
 -------------------------
 
-To compile the application export the path to the DPDK source tree and go to
-the example directory:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
-
-    cd ${RTE_SDK}/examples/flow_filtering
-
-Set the target, for example:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linux-gcc
-
-See the *DPDK Getting Started* Guide for possible ``RTE_TARGET`` values.
-
-Build the application as follows:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    make
+To compile the sample application see :doc:`compiling`.
 
 
 Running the Application
@@ -44,7 +23,7 @@ To run the example in a ``linux`` environment:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/flow -l 1 -n 1
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-flow_filtering -l 1 -n 1
 
 Refer to *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running
 applications and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/hello_world.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/hello_world.rst
index 46f997a7dc..8f48533873 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/hello_world.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/hello_world.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ To run the example in a linux environment:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./build/helloworld -l 0-3 -n 4
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-helloworld -l 0-3 -n 4
 
 Refer to *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running applications
 and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ioat.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ioat.rst
index 3f7d5c34a6..eadb6efaf4 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ioat.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ioat.rst
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ The application requires a number of command line options:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/ioatfwd [EAL options] -- [-p MASK] [-q NQ] [-s RS] [-c <sw|hw>]
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ioat [EAL options] -- [-p MASK] [-q NQ] [-s RS] [-c <sw|hw>]
         [--[no-]mac-updating]
 
 where,
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ updating issue the command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./build/ioatfwd -l 0-2 -n 2 -- -p 0x1 --mac-updating -c sw
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ioat -l 0-2 -n 2 -- -p 0x1 --mac-updating -c sw
 
 To run the application in a Linux environment with 2 lcores (the master lcore,
 plus one forwarding core), 2 ports (ports 0 and 1), hardware copying and no MAC
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ updating issue the command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./build/ioatfwd -l 0-1 -n 1 -- -p 0x3 --no-mac-updating -c hw
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ioat -l 0-1 -n 1 -- -p 0x3 --no-mac-updating -c hw
 
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on
 running applications and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ip_frag.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ip_frag.rst
index afeaff3639..92d5e4aeae 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ip_frag.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ip_frag.rst
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Application usage:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/ip_fragmentation [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-q NQ]
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ip_fragmentation [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-q NQ]
 
 where:
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ To run the example in linux environment with 2 lcores (2,4) over 2 ports(0,2) wi
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/ip_fragmentation -l 2,4 -n 3 -- -p 5
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ip_fragmentation -l 2,4 -n 3 -- -p 5
     EAL: coremask set to 14
     EAL: Detected lcore 0 on socket 0
     EAL: Detected lcore 1 on socket 1
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ To run the example in linux environment with 1 lcore (4) over 2 ports(0,2) with
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/ip_fragmentation -l 4 -n 3 -- -p 5 -q 2
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ip_fragmentation -l 4 -n 3 -- -p 5 -q 2
 
 To test the application, flows should be set up in the flow generator that match the values in the
 l3fwd_ipv4_route_array and/or l3fwd_ipv6_route_array table.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ip_pipeline.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ip_pipeline.rst
index 56014be174..1d8656c637 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ip_pipeline.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ip_pipeline.rst
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Running the application
 
 The application startup command line is::
 
-   ip_pipeline [EAL_ARGS] -- [-s SCRIPT_FILE] [-h HOST] [-p PORT]
+   dpdk-ip_pipeline [EAL_ARGS] -- [-s SCRIPT_FILE] [-h HOST] [-p PORT]
 
 The application startup arguments are:
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ The following is an example command to run ip pipeline application configured fo
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./build/ip_pipeline -c 0x3 -- -s examples/route_ecmp.cli
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ip_pipeline -c 0x3 -- -s examples/route_ecmp.cli
 
 The application should start successfully and display as follows:
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ip_reassembly.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ip_reassembly.rst
index f34b9d0055..e72c8492e9 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ip_reassembly.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ip_reassembly.rst
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ The application has a number of command line options:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/ip_reassembly [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-q NQ] [--maxflows=FLOWS>] [--flowttl=TTL[(s|ms)]]
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ip_reassembly [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-q NQ] [--maxflows=FLOWS>] [--flowttl=TTL[(s|ms)]]
 
 where:
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ To run the example in linux environment with 2 lcores (2,4) over 2 ports(0,2) wi
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/ip_reassembly -l 2,4 -n 3 -- -p 5
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ip_reassembly -l 2,4 -n 3 -- -p 5
     EAL: coremask set to 14
     EAL: Detected lcore 0 on socket 0
     EAL: Detected lcore 1 on socket 1
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ To run the example in linux environment with 1 lcore (4) over 2 ports(0,2) with
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/ip_reassembly -l 4 -n 3 -- -p 5 -q 2
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ip_reassembly -l 4 -n 3 -- -p 5 -q 2
 
 To test the application, flows should be set up in the flow generator that match the values in the
 l3fwd_ipv4_route_array and/or l3fwd_ipv6_route_array table.
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ Debug logging and Statistics Collection
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 The RTE_LIBRTE_IP_FRAG_TBL_STAT controls statistics collection for the IP Fragment Table.
-This macro is disabled by default.
+This macro is disabled by default, but it can be enabled by modifying the appropriate line
+in ``config/rte_config.h``.
 To make ip_reassembly print the statistics to the standard output,
 the user must send either an USR1, INT or TERM signal to the process.
 For all of these signals, the ip_reassembly process prints Fragment table statistics for each RX queue,
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ipsec_secgw.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ipsec_secgw.rst
index 434f484138..1f37dccf8b 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ipsec_secgw.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ipsec_secgw.rst
@@ -116,12 +116,6 @@ To compile the sample application see :doc:`compiling`.
 
 The application is located in the ``ipsec-secgw`` sub-directory.
 
-#. [Optional] Build the application for debugging:
-   This option adds some extra flags, disables compiler optimizations and
-   is verbose::
-
-       make DEBUG=1
-
 
 Running the Application
 -----------------------
@@ -129,7 +123,7 @@ Running the Application
 The application has a number of command line options::
 
 
-   ./build/ipsec-secgw [EAL options] --
+   ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ipsec-secgw [EAL options] --
                         -p PORTMASK -P -u PORTMASK -j FRAMESIZE
                         -l -w REPLAY_WINOW_SIZE -e -a
                         -c SAD_CACHE_SIZE
@@ -245,7 +239,7 @@ The mapping of lcores to port/queues is similar to other l3fwd applications.
 
 For example, given the following command line to run application in poll mode::
 
-    ./build/ipsec-secgw -l 20,21 -n 4 --socket-mem 0,2048       \
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ipsec-secgw -l 20,21 -n 4 --socket-mem 0,2048       \
            --vdev "crypto_null" -- -p 0xf -P -u 0x3             \
            --config="(0,0,20),(1,0,20),(2,0,21),(3,0,21)"       \
            -f /path/to/config_file --transfer-mode poll         \
@@ -297,7 +291,7 @@ where each option means:
 Similarly for example, given the following command line to run application in
 event app mode::
 
-    ./build/ipsec-secgw -c 0x3 -- -P -p 0x3 -u 0x1       \
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ipsec-secgw -c 0x3 -- -P -p 0x3 -u 0x1       \
            -f /path/to/config_file --transfer-mode event \
            --event-schedule-type parallel                \
 
@@ -336,7 +330,7 @@ For example, something like the following command line:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/ipsec-secgw -l 20,21 -n 4 --socket-mem 0,2048 \
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ipsec-secgw -l 20,21 -n 4 --socket-mem 0,2048 \
             -w 81:00.0 -w 81:00.1 -w 81:00.2 -w 81:00.3 \
             --vdev "crypto_aesni_mb" --vdev "crypto_null" \
 	    -- \
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ipv4_multicast.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ipv4_multicast.rst
index 8923a7f548..7c6e8b15cc 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ipv4_multicast.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ipv4_multicast.rst
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The application has a number of command line options:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/ipv4_multicast [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-q NQ]
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ipv4_multicast [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-q NQ]
 
 where,
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Typically, to run the IPv4 Multicast sample application, issue the following com
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/ipv4_multicast -l 0-3 -n 3 -- -p 0x3 -q 1
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ipv4_multicast -l 0-3 -n 3 -- -p 0x3 -q 1
 
 In this command:
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/keep_alive.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/keep_alive.rst
index 865ba69e5c..ef7936f80f 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/keep_alive.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/keep_alive.rst
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ The application has a number of command line options:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l2fwd-keepalive [EAL options] \
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd-keepalive [EAL options] \
             -- -p PORTMASK [-q NQ] [-K PERIOD] [-T PERIOD]
 
 where,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ To run the application in linux environment with 4 lcores, 16 ports
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l2fwd-keepalive -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -q 8 -p ffff -K 10
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd-keepalive -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -q 8 -p ffff -K 10
 
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on
 running applications and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL)
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst
index aac4ebd8d4..ef441cc1e5 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/kernel_nic_interface.rst
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ The ``kni`` example application requires a number of command line options:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    kni [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK --config="(port,lcore_rx,lcore_tx[,lcore_kthread,...])[,(port,lcore_rx,lcore_tx[,lcore_kthread,...])]" [-P] [-m]
+    dpdk-kni [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK --config="(port,lcore_rx,lcore_tx[,lcore_kthread,...])[,(port,lcore_rx,lcore_tx[,lcore_kthread,...])]" [-P] [-m]
 
 Where:
 
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ interface ``vEth1_0`` with the kernel thread bound to lcore 9.
 .. code-block:: console
 
     # rmmod rte_kni
-    # insmod kmod/rte_kni.ko kthread_mode=multiple
-    # ./build/kni -l 4-7 -n 4 -- -P -p 0x3 -m --config="(0,4,6,8),(1,5,7,9)"
+    # insmod <build_dir>/kernel/linux/kni/rte_kni.ko kthread_mode=multiple
+    # ./<build-dir>/examples/dpdk-kni -l 4-7 -n 4 -- -P -p 0x3 -m --config="(0,4,6,8),(1,5,7,9)"
 
 The following example is identical, except an additional ``lcore_kthread``
 core is specified per physical port.  In this case, ``kni`` will create
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ The kernel thread for each interface will be bound as follows:
 .. code-block:: console
 
     # rmmod rte_kni
-    # insmod kmod/rte_kni.ko kthread_mode=multiple
-    # ./build/kni -l 4-7 -n 4 -- -P -p 0x3 -m --config="(0,4,6,8,10),(1,5,7,9,11)"
+    # insmod <build_dir>/kernel/linux/kni/rte_kni.ko kthread_mode=multiple
+    # ./<build-dir>/examples/dpdk-kni -l 4-7 -n 4 -- -P -p 0x3 -m --config="(0,4,6,8,10),(1,5,7,9,11)"
 
 The following example can be used to test the interface between the ``kni``
 test application and the ``rte_kni`` kernel module.  In this example,
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ disabled by **not** specifying the ``-m`` flag to ``kni``:
 .. code-block:: console
 
     # rmmod rte_kni
-    # insmod kmod/rte_kni.ko lo_mode=lo_mode_fifo carrier=on
-    # ./build/kni -l 4-7 -n 4 -- -P -p 0x3 --config="(0,4,6,8),(1,5,7,9)"
+    # insmod <build_dir>/kernel/linux/kni/rte_kni.ko lo_mode=lo_mode_fifo carrier=on
+    # ./<build-dir>/examples/dpdk-kni -l 4-7 -n 4 -- -P -p 0x3 --config="(0,4,6,8),(1,5,7,9)"
 
 KNI Operations
 --------------
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_cat.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_cat.rst
index 0a813200ba..c1be2d7dff 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_cat.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_cat.rst
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ To run the example in a ``linux`` environment and enable CAT on cpus 0-2:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l2fwd-cat -l 1 -n 4 -- --l3ca="0x3@(0-2)"
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd-cat -l 1 -n 4 -- --l3ca="0x3@(0-2)"
 
 or to enable CAT and CDP on cpus 1,3:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l2fwd-cat -l 1 -n 4 -- --l3ca="(0x00C00,0x00300)@(1,3)"
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd-cat -l 1 -n 4 -- --l3ca="(0x00C00,0x00300)@(1,3)"
 
 If CDP is not supported it will fail with following error message:
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_crypto.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_crypto.rst
index 962752f21c..e2c0f9f1ec 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_crypto.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_crypto.rst
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ The application requires a number of command line options:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l2fwd-crypto [EAL options] -- [-p PORTMASK] [-q NQ] [-s] [-T PERIOD] /
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd-crypto [EAL options] -- [-p PORTMASK] [-q NQ] [-s] [-T PERIOD] /
     [--cdev_type HW/SW/ANY] [--chain HASH_CIPHER/CIPHER_HASH/CIPHER_ONLY/HASH_ONLY/AEAD] /
     [--cipher_algo ALGO] [--cipher_op ENCRYPT/DECRYPT] [--cipher_key KEY] /
     [--cipher_key_random_size SIZE] [--cipher_iv IV] [--cipher_iv_random_size SIZE] /
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ To run the application in linux environment with 2 lcores, 2 ports and 2 crypto
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./build/l2fwd-crypto -l 0-1 -n 4 --vdev "crypto_aesni_mb0" \
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd-crypto -l 0-1 -n 4 --vdev "crypto_aesni_mb0" \
     --vdev "crypto_aesni_mb1" -- -p 0x3 --chain CIPHER_HASH \
     --cipher_op ENCRYPT --cipher_algo aes-cbc \
     --cipher_key 00:01:02:03:04:05:06:07:08:09:0a:0b:0c:0d:0e:0f \
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_event.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_event.rst
index d536eee819..11c9d4b2ee 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_event.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_event.rst
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ The application requires a number of command line options:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l2fwd-event [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-q NQ] --[no-]mac-updating --mode=MODE --eventq-sched=SCHED_MODE
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd-event [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-q NQ] --[no-]mac-updating --mode=MODE --eventq-sched=SCHED_MODE
 
 where,
 
@@ -75,20 +75,20 @@ issue the command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l2fwd-event -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -q 8 -p ffff --mode=poll
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd-event -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -q 8 -p ffff --mode=poll
 
 Eventdev mode with 4 lcores, 16 ports , sched method ordered and MAC address updating enabled,
 issue the command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l2fwd-event -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -p ffff --eventq-sched=ordered
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd-event -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -p ffff --eventq-sched=ordered
 
 or
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l2fwd-event -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -q 8 -p ffff --mode=eventdev --eventq-sched=ordered
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd-event -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -q 8 -p ffff --mode=eventdev --eventq-sched=ordered
 
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running
 applications and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ scheduler. Following is the sample command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l2fwd-event -l 0-7 -s 0-3 -n 4 --vdev event_sw0 -- -q 8 -p ffff --mode=eventdev --eventq-sched=ordered
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd-event -l 0-7 -s 0-3 -n 4 --vdev event_sw0 -- -q 8 -p ffff --mode=eventdev --eventq-sched=ordered
 
 Explanation
 -----------
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_job_stats.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_job_stats.rst
index 8d0c38721f..1a854abb23 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_job_stats.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_job_stats.rst
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ The application requires a number of command line options:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l2fwd-jobstats [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-q NQ] [-l]
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd-jobstats [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-q NQ] [-l]
 
 where,
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ thousands  separator printing, issue the command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./build/l2fwd-jobstats -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -q 8 -p ffff -l
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd-jobstats -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -q 8 -p ffff -l
 
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running applications
 and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_real_virtual.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_real_virtual.rst
index c0e8488e79..5a13de215e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_real_virtual.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_real_virtual.rst
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ The application requires a number of command line options:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l2fwd [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK
                                    [-q NQ]
                                    --[no-]mac-updating
                                    [--portmap="(port, port)[,(port, port)]"]
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ updating enabled, issue the command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./build/l2fwd -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -q 8 -p ffff
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -q 8 -p ffff
 
 To run the application in linux environment with 4 lcores, 4 ports, 8 RX queues
 per lcore, to forward RX traffic of ports 0 & 1 on ports 2 & 3 respectively and
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ vice versa, issue the command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./build/l2fwd -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -q 8 -p f --portmap="(0,2)(1,3)"
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -q 8 -p f --portmap="(0,2)(1,3)"
 
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running applications
 and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward.rst
index 07c8d44936..7acbd7404e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward.rst
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Running the Application
 
 The application has a number of command line options::
 
-    ./l3fwd [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK
+    ./dpdk-l3fwd [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK
                              [-P]
                              [-E]
                              [-L]
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ To enable L3 forwarding between two ports, assuming that both ports are in the s
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l3fwd -l 1,2 -n 4 -- -p 0x3 --config="(0,0,1),(1,0,2)"
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l3fwd -l 1,2 -n 4 -- -p 0x3 --config="(0,0,1),(1,0,2)"
 
 In this command:
 
@@ -138,13 +138,13 @@ Following is the sample command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l3fwd -l 0-3 -n 4 -w <event device> -- -p 0x3 --eventq-sched=ordered
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l3fwd -l 0-3 -n 4 -w <event device> -- -p 0x3 --eventq-sched=ordered
 
 or
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l3fwd -l 0-3 -n 4 -w <event device> -- -p 0x03 --mode=eventdev --eventq-sched=ordered
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l3fwd -l 0-3 -n 4 -w <event device> -- -p 0x03 --mode=eventdev --eventq-sched=ordered
 
 In this command:
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ scheduler. Following is the sample command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l3fwd -l 0-7 -s 0xf0000 -n 4 --vdev event_sw0 -- -p 0x3 --mode=eventdev --eventq-sched=ordered
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l3fwd -l 0-7 -s 0xf0000 -n 4 --vdev event_sw0 -- -p 0x3 --mode=eventdev --eventq-sched=ordered
 
 In case of eventdev mode, *--config* option is not used for ethernet port
 configuration. Instead each ethernet port will be configured with mentioned
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_access_ctrl.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_access_ctrl.rst
index a44fbcd52c..d3c901f8d8 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_access_ctrl.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_access_ctrl.rst
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ Packet 2 matches Rule 2 and is forwarded to port 1.
 Packet 3 matches Rule 3 and is forwarded to port 0.
 
 For more details on the rule file format,
-please refer to rule_ipv4.db and rule_ipv6.db files (inside <RTE_SDK>/examples/l3fwd-acl/).
+please refer to rule_ipv4.db and rule_ipv6.db files (inside dpdk/examples/l3fwd-acl/).
 
 Application Phases
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ The application has a number of command line options:
 
 ..  code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l3fwd-acl [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-P] --config(port,queue,lcore)[,(port,queue,lcore)] --rule_ipv4 FILENAME rule_ipv6 FILENAME [--scalar] [--enable-jumbo [--max-pkt-len PKTLEN]] [--no-numa]
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l3fwd-acl [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-P] --config(port,queue,lcore)[,(port,queue,lcore)] --rule_ipv4 FILENAME rule_ipv6 FILENAME [--scalar] [--enable-jumbo [--max-pkt-len PKTLEN]] [--no-numa]
 
 
 where,
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ To enable L3 forwarding between two ports, assuming that both ports are in the s
 
 ..  code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l3fwd-acl -l 1,2 -n 4 -- -p 0x3 --config="(0,0,1),(1,0,2)" --rule_ipv4="./rule_ipv4.db" -- rule_ipv6="./rule_ipv6.db" --scalar
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l3fwd-acl -l 1,2 -n 4 -- -p 0x3 --config="(0,0,1),(1,0,2)" --rule_ipv4="./rule_ipv4.db" -- rule_ipv6="./rule_ipv6.db" --scalar
 
 In this command:
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_graph.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_graph.rst
index df50827bab..75617e3af1 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_graph.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_graph.rst
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Running the Application
 
 The application has a number of command line options similar to l3fwd::
 
-    ./l3fwd-graph [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK
+    ./dpdk-l3fwd-graph [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK
                                    [-P]
                                    --config(port,queue,lcore)[,(port,queue,lcore)]
                                    [--eth-dest=X,MM:MM:MM:MM:MM:MM]
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ To enable L3 forwarding between two ports, assuming that both ports are in the s
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l3fwd-graph -l 1,2 -n 4 -- -p 0x3 --config="(0,0,1),(1,0,2)"
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l3fwd-graph -l 1,2 -n 4 -- -p 0x3 --config="(0,0,1),(1,0,2)"
 
 In this command:
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_power_man.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_power_man.rst
index 0cc6f2e62e..4f997108ba 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_power_man.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l3_forward_power_man.rst
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ The application has a number of command line options:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/l3fwd_power [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-P]  --config(port,queue,lcore)[,(port,queue,lcore)] [--enable-jumbo [--max-pkt-len PKTLEN]] [--no-numa]
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l3fwd_power [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-P]  --config(port,queue,lcore)[,(port,queue,lcore)] [--enable-jumbo [--max-pkt-len PKTLEN]] [--no-numa]
 
 where,
 
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ See :doc:`Power Management<../prog_guide/power_man>` chapter in the DPDK Program
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./l3fwd-power -l xxx   -n 4   -w 0000:xx:00.0 -w 0000:xx:00.1 -- -p 0x3 -P --config="(0,0,xx),(1,0,xx)" --empty-poll="0,0,0" -l 14 -m 9 -h 1
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l3fwd-power -l xxx   -n 4   -w 0000:xx:00.0 -w 0000:xx:00.1 -- -p 0x3 -P --config="(0,0,xx),(1,0,xx)" --empty-poll="0,0,0" -l 14 -m 9 -h 1
 
 Where,
 
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ app with the training flag set to “1”, and the other parameters set to
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-        ./examples/l3fwd-power/build/l3fwd-power -l 1-3 -- -p 0x0f --config="(0,0,2),(0,1,3)" --empty-poll "1,0,0" –P
+        ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l3fwd-power -l 1-3 -- -p 0x0f --config="(0,0,2),(0,1,3)" --empty-poll "1,0,0" –P
 
 This will run the training algorithm for x seconds on each core (cores 2
 and 3), and then print out the recommended threshold values for those
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ then be started without the training mode so traffic can start immediately.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-        ./examples/l3fwd-power/build/l3fwd-power -l 1-3 -- -p 0x0f --config="(0,0,2),(0,1,3)" --empty-poll "0,340000,540000" –P
+        ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l3fwd-power -l 1-3 -- -p 0x0f --config="(0,0,2),(0,1,3)" --empty-poll "0,340000,540000" –P
 
 Telemetry Mode
 --------------
@@ -449,13 +449,9 @@ cycles it took is measured and compared with minimum and maximum
 reference cycles and accordingly busy rate is set  to either 0% or
 50% or 100%.
 
-   .. Note::
-
-      * The CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TELEMETRY should be set in order to get the stats in DPDK telemetry.
-
 .. code-block:: console
 
-        ./examples/l3fwd-power/build/l3fwd-power --telemetry -l 1-3 -- -p 0x0f --config="(0,0,2),(0,1,3)" --telemetry
+        ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l3fwd-power --telemetry -l 1-3 -- -p 0x0f --config="(0,0,2),(0,1,3)" --telemetry
 
 The new stats ``empty_poll`` , ``full_poll`` and ``busy_percent`` can be viewed by running the script
 ``/usertools/dpdk-telemetry-client.py`` and selecting the menu option ``Send for global Metrics``.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/link_status_intr.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/link_status_intr.rst
index 04c40f2854..75bfd78505 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/link_status_intr.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/link_status_intr.rst
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ The application requires a number of command line options:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/link_status_interrupt [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-q NQ][-T PERIOD]
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-link_status_interrupt [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [-q NQ][-T PERIOD]
 
 where,
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ issue the command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./build/link_status_interrupt -l 0-3 -n 4-- -q 8 -p ffff
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-link_status_interrupt -l 0-3 -n 4-- -q 8 -p ffff
 
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running applications
 and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/multi_process.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/multi_process.rst
index f2a79a6397..8b2858b971 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/multi_process.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/multi_process.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ passing at least two cores in the coremask/corelist, as follows:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/simple_mp -l 0-1 -n 4 --proc-type=primary
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-simple_mp -l 0-1 -n 4 --proc-type=primary
 
 For the first DPDK process run, the proc-type flag can be omitted or set to auto,
 since all DPDK processes will default to being a primary instance,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The process should start successfully and display a command prompt as follows:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./build/simple_mp -l 0-1 -n 4 --proc-type=primary
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-simple_mp -l 0-1 -n 4 --proc-type=primary
     EAL: coremask set to 3
     EAL: Detected lcore 0 on socket 0
     EAL: Detected lcore 1 on socket 0
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ again run the same binary setting at least two cores in the coremask/corelist:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/simple_mp -l 2-3 -n 4 --proc-type=secondary
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-simple_mp -l 2-3 -n 4 --proc-type=secondary
 
 When running a secondary process such as that shown above, the proc-type parameter can again be specified as auto.
 However, omitting the parameter altogether will cause the process to try and start as a primary rather than secondary process.
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ the following commands can be used (assuming run as root):
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    # ./build/symmetric_mp -l 1 -n 4 --proc-type=auto -- -p 3 --num-procs=4 --proc-id=0
-    # ./build/symmetric_mp -l 2 -n 4 --proc-type=auto -- -p 3 --num-procs=4 --proc-id=1
-    # ./build/symmetric_mp -l 3 -n 4 --proc-type=auto -- -p 3 --num-procs=4 --proc-id=2
-    # ./build/symmetric_mp -l 4 -n 4 --proc-type=auto -- -p 3 --num-procs=4 --proc-id=3
+    # ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-symmetric_mp -l 1 -n 4 --proc-type=auto -- -p 3 --num-procs=4 --proc-id=0
+    # ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-symmetric_mp -l 2 -n 4 --proc-type=auto -- -p 3 --num-procs=4 --proc-id=1
+    # ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-symmetric_mp -l 3 -n 4 --proc-type=auto -- -p 3 --num-procs=4 --proc-id=2
+    # ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-symmetric_mp -l 4 -n 4 --proc-type=auto -- -p 3 --num-procs=4 --proc-id=3
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ the following commands could be used:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    # ./mp_server/build/mp_server -l 1-2 -n 4 -- -p 3 -n 2
-    # ./mp_client/build/mp_client -l 3 -n 4 --proc-type=auto -- -n 0
-    # ./mp_client/build/mp_client -l 4 -n 4 --proc-type=auto -- -n 1
+    # ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-mp_server -l 1-2 -n 4 -- -p 3 -n 2
+    # ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-mp_client -l 3 -n 4 --proc-type=auto -- -n 0
+    # ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-mp_client -l 4 -n 4 --proc-type=auto -- -n 1
 
 .. note::
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ntb.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ntb.rst
index 93fb752f25..f80b221db7 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ntb.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ntb.rst
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ The only available options are the standard ones for the EAL:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/ntb_fwd -c 0xf -n 6 -- -i
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ntb -c 0xf -n 6 -- -i
 
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on
 running applications and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL)
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/packet_ordering.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/packet_ordering.rst
index 1c8ee5d040..5a4e0a9d28 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/packet_ordering.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/packet_ordering.rst
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ The application execution command line is:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./packet_ordering [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK [--disable-reorder] [--insight-worker]
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-packet_ordering [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK /
+    [--disable-reorder] [--insight-worker]
 
 The -c EAL CPU_COREMASK option has to contain at least 3 CPU cores.
 The first CPU core in the core mask is the master core and would be assigned to
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/performance_thread.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/performance_thread.rst
index b04d0ba444..2a50eb4270 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/performance_thread.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/performance_thread.rst
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Running the Application
 
 The application has a number of command line options::
 
-    ./build/l3fwd-thread [EAL options] --
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l3fwd-thread [EAL options] --
         -p PORTMASK [-P]
         --rx(port,queue,lcore,thread)[,(port,queue,lcore,thread)]
         --tx(lcore,thread)[,(lcore,thread)]
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ in ``--rx/--tx`` are used to affinitize threads to the selected scheduler.
 
 For example, the following places every l-thread on different lcores::
 
-   l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 -- -P -p 3 \
+   dpdk-l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 -- -P -p 3 \
                 --rx="(0,0,0,0)(1,0,1,1)" \
                 --tx="(2,0)(3,1)"
 
 The following places RX l-threads on lcore 0 and TX l-threads on lcore 1 and 2
 and so on::
 
-   l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 -- -P -p 3 \
+   dpdk-l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 -- -P -p 3 \
                 --rx="(0,0,0,0)(1,0,0,1)" \
                 --tx="(1,0)(2,1)"
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ place every RX and TX thread on different lcores.
 
 For example, the following places every EAL thread on different lcores::
 
-   l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 -- -P -p 3 \
+   dpdk-l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 -- -P -p 3 \
                 --rx="(0,0,0,0)(1,0,1,1)" \
                 --tx="(2,0)(3,1)" \
                 --no-lthreads
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ parameter is used.
 The following places RX EAL threads on lcore 0 and TX EAL threads on lcore 1
 and 2 and so on::
 
-   l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 --lcores="(0,1)@0,(2,3)@1" -- -P -p 3 \
+   dpdk-l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 --lcores="(0,1)@0,(2,3)@1" -- -P -p 3 \
                 --rx="(0,0,0,0)(1,0,1,1)" \
                 --tx="(2,0)(3,1)" \
                 --no-lthreads
@@ -190,13 +190,13 @@ and its corresponding EAL threads command line can be realized as follows:
 
 a) Start every thread on different scheduler (1:1)::
 
-      l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 -- -P -p 3 \
+      dpdk-l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 -- -P -p 3 \
                    --rx="(0,0,0,0)(1,0,1,1)" \
                    --tx="(2,0)(3,1)"
 
    EAL thread equivalent::
 
-      l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 -- -P -p 3 \
+      dpdk-l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 -- -P -p 3 \
                    --rx="(0,0,0,0)(1,0,1,1)" \
                    --tx="(2,0)(3,1)" \
                    --no-lthreads
@@ -205,13 +205,13 @@ b) Start all threads on one core (N:1).
 
    Start 4 L-threads on lcore 0::
 
-      l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 -- -P -p 3 \
+      dpdk-l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 -- -P -p 3 \
                    --rx="(0,0,0,0)(1,0,0,1)" \
                    --tx="(0,0)(0,1)"
 
    Start 4 EAL threads on cpu-set 0::
 
-      l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 --lcores="(0-3)@0" -- -P -p 3 \
+      dpdk-l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 --lcores="(0-3)@0" -- -P -p 3 \
                    --rx="(0,0,0,0)(1,0,0,1)" \
                    --tx="(2,0)(3,1)" \
                    --no-lthreads
@@ -220,14 +220,14 @@ c) Start threads on different cores (N:M).
 
    Start 2 L-threads for RX on lcore 0, and 2 L-threads for TX on lcore 1::
 
-      l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 -- -P -p 3 \
+      dpdk-l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 -- -P -p 3 \
                    --rx="(0,0,0,0)(1,0,0,1)" \
                    --tx="(1,0)(1,1)"
 
    Start 2 EAL threads for RX on cpu-set 0, and 2 EAL threads for TX on
    cpu-set 1::
 
-      l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 --lcores="(0-1)@0,(2-3)@1" -- -P -p 3 \
+      dpdk-l3fwd-thread -l 0-7 -n 2 --lcores="(0-1)@0,(2-3)@1" -- -P -p 3 \
                    --rx="(0,0,0,0)(1,0,1,1)" \
                    --tx="(2,0)(3,1)" \
                    --no-lthreads
@@ -1146,33 +1146,15 @@ in the performance-thread folder
 
 To build and run the pthread shim example
 
-#. Go to the example applications folder
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-       export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
-       cd ${RTE_SDK}/examples/performance-thread/pthread_shim
-
-
-#. Set the target (a default target is used if not specified). For example:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-       export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linux-gcc
-
-   See the DPDK Getting Started Guide for possible RTE_TARGET values.
-
 #. Build the application:
 
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-       make
+   To compile the sample application see :doc:`compiling`.
 
 #. To run the pthread_shim example
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
-       lthread-pthread-shim -c core_mask -n number_of_channels
+       dpdk-pthread-shim -c core_mask -n number_of_channels
 
 .. _lthread_diagnostics:
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ptpclient.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ptpclient.rst
index 12b4f13d5b..a58b6f35bf 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ptpclient.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/ptpclient.rst
@@ -57,13 +57,6 @@ To compile the sample application see :doc:`compiling`.
 
 The application is located in the ``ptpclient`` sub-directory.
 
-.. note::
-   To compile the application edit the ``config/common_linux`` configuration file to enable IEEE1588
-   and then recompile DPDK:
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-      CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IEEE1588=y
 
 Running the Application
 -----------------------
@@ -72,7 +65,7 @@ To run the example in a ``linux`` environment:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/ptpclient -l 1 -n 4 -- -p 0x1 -T 0
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-ptpclient -l 1 -n 4 -- -p 0x1 -T 0
 
 Refer to *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running
 applications and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/qos_metering.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/qos_metering.rst
index d75f7da52c..6b6853a0e9 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/qos_metering.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/qos_metering.rst
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ The application execution command line is as below:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./qos_meter [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK
+    ./dpdk-qos_meter [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK
 
 The application is constrained to use a single core in the EAL core mask and 2 ports only in the application port mask
 (first port from the port mask is used for RX and the other port in the core mask is used for TX).
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/qos_scheduler.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/qos_scheduler.rst
index b5010657a7..801f5e1286 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/qos_scheduler.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/qos_scheduler.rst
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ The application is located in the ``qos_sched`` sub-directory.
 .. note::
 
     To get statistics on the sample app using the command line interface as described in the next section,
-    DPDK must be compiled defining *CONFIG_RTE_SCHED_COLLECT_STATS*,
-    which can be done by changing the configuration file for the specific target to be compiled.
+    DPDK must be compiled defining *RTE_SCHED_COLLECT_STATS*, which can be done by changing the relevant
+    entry in the ``config/rte_config.h`` file.
 
 Running the Application
 -----------------------
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The application has a number of command line options:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./qos_sched [EAL options] -- <APP PARAMS>
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-qos_sched [EAL options] -- <APP PARAMS>
 
 Mandatory application parameters include:
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ The following is an example command with a single packet flow configuration:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./qos_sched -l 1,5,7 -n 4 -- --pfc "3,2,5,7" --cfg ./profile.cfg
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-qos_sched -l 1,5,7 -n 4 -- --pfc "3,2,5,7" --cfg ./profile.cfg
 
 This example uses a single packet flow configuration which creates one RX thread on lcore 5 reading
 from port 3 and a worker thread on lcore 7 writing to port 2.
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ Another example with 2 packet flow configurations using different ports but shar
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   ./qos_sched -l 1,2,6,7 -n 4 -- --pfc "3,2,2,6,7" --pfc "1,0,2,6,7" --cfg ./profile.cfg
+   ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-qos_sched -l 1,2,6,7 -n 4 -- --pfc "3,2,2,6,7" --pfc "1,0,2,6,7" --cfg ./profile.cfg
 
 Note that independent cores for the packet flow configurations for each of the RX, WT and TX thread are also supported,
 providing flexibility to balance the work.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/rxtx_callbacks.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/rxtx_callbacks.rst
index 0a69ec71ab..62d1f39d7e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/rxtx_callbacks.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/rxtx_callbacks.rst
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ To compile the sample application see :doc:`compiling`.
 
 The application is located in the ``rxtx_callbacks`` sub-directory.
 
-The callbacks feature requires that the ``CONFIG_RTE_ETHDEV_RXTX_CALLBACKS``
-setting is on in the ``config/common_`` config file that applies to the
-target. This is generally on by default:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    CONFIG_RTE_ETHDEV_RXTX_CALLBACKS=y
 
 Running the Application
 -----------------------
@@ -40,7 +33,7 @@ To run the example in a ``linux`` environment:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/rxtx_callbacks -l 1 -n 4 -- [-t]
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-rxtx_callbacks -l 1 -n 4 -- [-t]
 
 Use -t to enable hardware timestamping. If not supported by the NIC, an error
 will be displayed.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/server_node_efd.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/server_node_efd.rst
index 12208f4258..f27d1ccfce 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/server_node_efd.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/server_node_efd.rst
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ and the back-end node.
 
 The frontend server (server) has the following command line options::
 
-    ./server [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK -n NUM_NODES -f NUM_FLOWS
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-server [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK -n NUM_NODES -f NUM_FLOWS
 
 Where,
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/service_cores.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/service_cores.rst
index cd0f4717aa..9202be6ea9 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/service_cores.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/service_cores.rst
@@ -20,26 +20,9 @@ is application specific, and not a part of the service cores API.
 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/service_cores
-
-#.  Set the target (a default target is used if not specified). For example:
-
-    .. code-block:: console
-
-        export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linux-gcc
-
-    See the *DPDK Getting Started* Guide for possible RTE_TARGET values.
-
-#.  Build the application:
-
-    .. code-block:: console
-
-        make
+The application is located in the ``service_cores`` sub-directory.
 
 Running the Application
 -----------------------
@@ -50,7 +33,7 @@ pass a service core-mask as an EAL argument at startup time.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./build/service_cores
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-service_cores
 
 
 Explanation
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/skeleton.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/skeleton.rst
index 34f6f9aea7..263d8debc8 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/skeleton.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/skeleton.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ To run the example in a ``linux`` environment:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/basicfwd -l 1 -n 4
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-skeleton -l 1 -n 4
 
 Refer to *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running
 applications and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/tep_termination.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/tep_termination.rst
index df159355d6..86ced036ce 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/tep_termination.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/tep_termination.rst
@@ -90,36 +90,17 @@ The example in this section have been validated with the following distributions
 
 *   Fedora* 20
 
-Compiling the Sample Code
--------------------------
-
-To enable vhost, turn on vhost library in the configure file
-``config/common_linux``.
-
-    .. code-block:: console
-
-        CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST=y
-
-Then following the to compile the sample application shown in
-:doc:`compiling`.
 
 Running the Sample Code
 -----------------------
 
-#.  Go to the examples directory:
+Run the tep_termination sample code:
 
-    .. code-block:: console
-
-        export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
-        cd ${RTE_SDK}/examples/tep_termination
-
-#.  Run the tep_termination sample code:
-
-    .. code-block:: console
+.. code-block:: console
 
-        user@target:~$ ./build/app/tep_termination -l 0-3 -n 4 --huge-dir /mnt/huge --
-                        -p 0x1 --dev-basename tep-termination --nb-devices 4
-                        --udp-port 4789 --filter-type 1
+    user@target:~$ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-tep_termination -l 0-3 -n 4 --huge-dir /mnt/huge --
+                    -p 0x1 --dev-basename tep-termination --nb-devices 4
+                    --udp-port 4789 --filter-type 1
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -139,7 +120,7 @@ The default value is 2.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    user@target:~$ ./build/app/tep_termination -l 0-3 -n 4 --huge-dir /mnt/huge --
+    user@target:~$ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-tep_termination -l 0-3 -n 4 --huge-dir /mnt/huge --
                     --nb-devices 2
 
 **Tunneling UDP port.**
@@ -149,7 +130,7 @@ The default value is 4789.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    user@target:~$ ./build/app/tep_termination -l 0-3 -n 4 --huge-dir /mnt/huge --
+    user@target:~$ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-tep_termination -l 0-3 -n 4 --huge-dir /mnt/huge --
                     --nb-devices 2 --udp-port 4789
 
 **Filter Type.**
@@ -160,7 +141,7 @@ The default value is 1, which means the filter type of inner MAC and tenant ID i
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    user@target:~$ ./build/app/tep_termination -l 0-3 -n 4 --huge-dir /mnt/huge --
+    user@target:~$ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-tep_termination -l 0-3 -n 4 --huge-dir /mnt/huge --
                 --nb-devices 2 --udp-port 4789 --filter-type 1
 
 **TX Checksum.**
@@ -170,7 +151,7 @@ The default value is 0, which means the checksum offload is disabled.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    user@target:~$ ./build/app/tep_termination -l 0-3 -n 4 --huge-dir /mnt/huge --
+    user@target:~$ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-tep_termination -l 0-3 -n 4 --huge-dir /mnt/huge --
                 --nb-devices 2 --tx-checksum
 
 **TCP segment size.**
@@ -180,7 +161,7 @@ The default value is 0, which means TSO offload is disabled.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    user@target:~$ ./build/app/tep_termination -l 0-3 -n 4 --huge-dir /mnt/huge --
+    user@target:~$ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-tep_termination -l 0-3 -n 4 --huge-dir /mnt/huge --
                 --tx-checksum --tso-segsz 800
 
 **Decapsulation option.**
@@ -190,7 +171,7 @@ The default value is 1.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    user@target:~$ ./build/app/tep_termination -l 0-3 -n 4 --huge-dir /mnt/huge --
+    user@target:~$ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-tep_termination -l 0-3 -n 4 --huge-dir /mnt/huge --
                 --nb-devices 4 --udp-port 4789 --decap 1
 
 **Encapsulation option.**
@@ -200,7 +181,7 @@ The default value is 1.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    user@target:~$ ./build/app/tep_termination -l 0-3 -n 4 --huge-dir /mnt/huge --
+    user@target:~$ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-tep_termination -l 0-3 -n 4 --huge-dir /mnt/huge --
                 --nb-devices 4 --udp-port 4789 --encap 1
 
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/test_pipeline.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/test_pipeline.rst
index 5aefd8d89f..d57d08fb2c 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/test_pipeline.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/test_pipeline.rst
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Compiling the Application
 -------------------------
 To compile the sample application see :doc:`compiling`
 
-The application is located in the ``$RTE_SDK/app/test-pipeline`` directory.
+The application is located in the ``dpdk/<build_dir>/app`` directory.
 
 
 Running the Application
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ The application execution command line is:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./test-pipeline [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK --TABLE_TYPE
+    ./dpdk-test-pipeline [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK --TABLE_TYPE
 
 The -c or -l EAL CPU coremask/corelist option has to contain exactly 3 CPU cores.
 The first CPU core in the core mask is assigned for core A, the second for core B and the third for core C.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/timer.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/timer.rst
index 98d762d238..94cee9819d 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/timer.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/timer.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ To run the example in linux environment:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./build/timer -l 0-3 -n 4
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-timer -l 0-3 -n 4
 
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running applications and
 the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vdpa.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vdpa.rst
index d66a724827..a8bedbab53 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vdpa.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vdpa.rst
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Start the vdpa example
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-        ./vdpa [EAL options]  -- [--client] [--interactive|-i] or [--iface SOCKET_PATH]
+        ./dpdk-vdpa [EAL options]  -- [--client] [--interactive|-i] or [--iface SOCKET_PATH]
 
 where
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Take IFCVF driver for example:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-        ./vdpa -c 0x2 -n 4 --socket-mem 1024,1024 \
+        ./dpdk-vdpa -c 0x2 -n 4 --socket-mem 1024,1024 \
                 -w 0000:06:00.3,vdpa=1 -w 0000:06:00.4,vdpa=1 \
                 -- --interactive
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost.rst
index b7ed4f8bdf..bacf7898f9 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost.rst
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Start the vswitch example
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-        ./vhost-switch -l 0-3 -n 4 --socket-mem 1024  \
+        ./dpdk-vhost-switch -l 0-3 -n 4 --socket-mem 1024  \
              -- --socket-file /tmp/sock0 --client \
              ...
 
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ could be done by:
 .. code-block:: console
 
    modprobe uio_pci_generic
-   $RTE_SDK/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py -b uio_pci_generic 0000:00:04.0
+   dpdk/usertools/dpdk-devbind.py -b uio_pci_generic 0000:00:04.0
 
 Then start testpmd for packet forwarding testing.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./x86_64-native-gcc/app/testpmd -l 0-1 -- -i
+    ./<build_dir>/app/dpdk-testpmd -l 0-1 -- -i
     > start tx_first
 
 Inject packets
@@ -192,11 +192,6 @@ Common Issues
   max queue number is larger than 128, device start will fail due to
   insufficient mbuf.
 
-  Change the default number to make it work as below, just set the number
-  according to the NIC's property. ::
-
-      make EXTRA_CFLAGS="-DMAX_QUEUES=320"
-
 * Option "builtin-net-driver" is incompatible with QEMU
 
   QEMU vhost net device start will fail if protocol feature is not negotiated.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost_blk.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost_blk.rst
index 681de6f3e1..788eef0d5f 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost_blk.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost_blk.rst
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Start the vhost_blk example
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-        ./vhost_blk -m 1024
+        ./dpdk-vhost_blk -m 1024
 
 .. _vhost_blk_app_run_vm:
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost_crypto.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost_crypto.rst
index bbc25bde1c..7ae7addac4 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost_crypto.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vhost_crypto.rst
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Start the vhost_crypto example
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./vhost_crypto [EAL options] --
+    ./dpdk-vhost_crypto [EAL options] --
     		--config (lcore,cdev-id,queue-id)[,(lcore,cdev-id,queue-id)]
     		--socket-file lcore,PATH
     		[--zero-copy]
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vm_power_management.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vm_power_management.rst
index 1b6de8e936..35afdac63f 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vm_power_management.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vm_power_management.rst
@@ -245,26 +245,23 @@ To build just the ``vm_power_manager`` application using ``make``:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
-   export RTE_TARGET=build
-   cd ${RTE_SDK}/examples/vm_power_manager/
+   cd dpdk/examples/vm_power_manager/
    make
 
-The resulting binary is ``${RTE_SDK}/build/examples/vm_power_manager``.
+The resulting binary is ``dpdk/build/examples/vm_power_manager``.
 
 To build just the ``vm_power_manager`` application using ``meson``/``ninja``:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
-   cd ${RTE_SDK}
+   cd dpdk
    meson build
    cd build
    ninja
    meson configure -Dexamples=vm_power_manager
    ninja
 
-The resulting binary is ``${RTE_SDK}/build/examples/dpdk-vm_power_manager``.
+The resulting binary is ``dpdk/build/examples/dpdk-vm_power_manager``.
 
 Running the Host Application
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -274,7 +271,7 @@ than the EAL options:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   ./build/vm_power_mgr [EAL options]
+   ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-vm_power_mgr [EAL options]
 
 The application requires exactly two cores to run. One core for the CLI
 and the other for the channel endpoint monitor. For example, to run on
@@ -282,7 +279,7 @@ cores 0 and 1 on a system with four memory channels, issue the command:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   ./build/vm_power_mgr -l 0-1 -n 4
+   ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-vm_power_mgr -l 0-1 -n 4
 
 After successful initialization, the VM Power Manager CLI prompt appears:
 
@@ -462,12 +459,10 @@ the following commands:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
-   export RTE_TARGET=build
-   cd ${RTE_SDK}/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/
+   cd dpdk/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/
    make
 
-The resulting binary is ``${RTE_SDK}/build/examples/guest_cli``.
+The resulting binary is ``dpdk/build/examples/guest_cli``.
 
 **Note**: This sample application conditionally links in the Jansson JSON
 library. Consequently, if you are using a multilib or cross-compile
@@ -498,15 +493,14 @@ To build just the ``vm_power_manager`` application using ``meson``/``ninja``:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   export RTE_SDK=/path/to/rte_sdk
-   cd ${RTE_SDK}
+   cd dpdk
    meson build
    cd build
    ninja
    meson configure -Dexamples=vm_power_manager/guest_cli
    ninja
 
-The resulting binary is ``${RTE_SDK}/build/examples/guest_cli``.
+The resulting binary is ``dpdk/build/examples/guest_cli``.
 
 Running the Guest Application
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -515,14 +509,14 @@ The standard EAL command line parameters are necessary:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   ./build/vm_power_mgr [EAL options] -- [guest options]
+   ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-vm_power_mgr [EAL options] -- [guest options]
 
 The guest example uses a channel for each lcore enabled. For example, to
 run on cores 0, 1, 2 and 3:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   ./build/guest_vm_power_mgr -l 0-3
+   ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-guest_vm_power_mgr -l 0-3
 
 .. _sending_policy:
 
@@ -593,7 +587,7 @@ host, use a command like the following:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   ./build/guest_vm_power_mgr -l 0-3 -n 4 -- --vm-name=ubuntu --policy=BRANCH_RATIO --vcpu-list=2-4
+   ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-guest_vm_power_mgr -l 0-3 -n 4 -- --vm-name=ubuntu --policy=BRANCH_RATIO --vcpu-list=2-4
 
 Once the VM Power Manager Guest CLI appears, issuing the 'send_policy now' command
 will send the policy to the host:
@@ -707,7 +701,7 @@ To start the application and configure the power policy, and send it to the host
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
- ./build/guest_vm_power_mgr -l 0-3 -n 4 -- --vm-name=ubuntu --policy=BRANCH_RATIO --vcpu-list=2-4
+ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-guest_vm_power_mgr -l 0-3 -n 4 -- --vm-name=ubuntu --policy=BRANCH_RATIO --vcpu-list=2-4
 
 Once the VM Power Manager Guest CLI appears, issuing the 'send_policy now' command
 will send the policy to the host:
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vmdq_dcb_forwarding.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vmdq_dcb_forwarding.rst
index 8e1774d9e2..c908074eb0 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vmdq_dcb_forwarding.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vmdq_dcb_forwarding.rst
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ multiple queues. When run with 8 threads, that is, with the -c FF option, each t
 As supplied, the sample application configures the VMDQ feature to have 32 pools with 4 queues each as indicated in :numref:`figure_vmdq_dcb_example`.
 The Intel® 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller NIC also supports the splitting of traffic into 16 pools of 8 queues. While the
 Intel® X710 or XL710 Ethernet Controller NICs support many configurations of VMDQ pools of 4 or 8 queues each. For simplicity, only 16
-or 32 pools is supported in this sample. And queues numbers for each VMDQ pool can be changed by setting CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_QUEUE_NUM_PER_VM
-in config/common_* file.
+or 32 pools is supported in this sample. And queues numbers for each VMDQ pool can be changed by setting RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_QUEUE_NUM_PER_VM
+in config/rte_config.h file.
 The nb-pools, nb-tcs and enable-rss parameters can be passed on the command line, after the EAL parameters:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/vmdq_dcb [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK --nb-pools NP --nb-tcs TC --enable-rss
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-vmdq_dcb [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK --nb-pools NP --nb-tcs TC --enable-rss
 
 where, NP can be 16 or 32, TC can be 4 or 8, rss is disabled by default.
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ To run the example in a linux environment:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    user@target:~$ ./build/vmdq_dcb -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -p 0x3 --nb-pools 32 --nb-tcs 4
+    user@target:~$ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-vmdq_dcb -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -p 0x3 --nb-pools 32 --nb-tcs 4
 
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running applications and
 the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vmdq_forwarding.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vmdq_forwarding.rst
index c3a3439e51..a1a8e77de2 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vmdq_forwarding.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/vmdq_forwarding.rst
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ multiple queues. When run with 8 threads, that is, with the -c FF option, each t
 As supplied, the sample application configures the VMDq feature to have 32 pools with 4 queues each.
 The Intel® 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller NIC also supports the splitting of traffic into 16 pools of 2 queues.
 While the Intel® X710 or XL710 Ethernet Controller NICs support many configurations of VMDq pools of 4 or 8 queues each.
-And queues numbers for each VMDq pool can be changed by setting CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_QUEUE_NUM_PER_VM
-in config/common_* file.
+And queues numbers for each VMDq pool can be changed by setting RTE_LIBRTE_I40E_QUEUE_NUM_PER_VM
+in config/rte_config.h file.
 The nb-pools and enable-rss parameters can be passed on the command line, after the EAL parameters:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    ./build/vmdq_app [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK --nb-pools NP --enable-rss
+    ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-vmdq [EAL options] -- -p PORTMASK --nb-pools NP --enable-rss
 
 where, NP can be 8, 16 or 32, rss is disabled by default.
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ To run the example in a Linux environment:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    user@target:~$ ./build/vmdq_app -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -p 0x3 --nb-pools 16
+    user@target:~$ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-vmdq -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -p 0x3 --nb-pools 16
 
 Refer to the *DPDK Getting Started Guide* for general information on running applications and
 the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst
index d1e4ee3e7a..ac4f0d9212 100644
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ They must be separated from the EAL options, shown in the previous section, with
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    sudo ./testpmd -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -i --portmask=0x1 --nb-cores=2
+    sudo ./dpdk-testpmd -l 0-3 -n 4 -- -i --portmask=0x1 --nb-cores=2
 
 The command line options are:
 
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ The command line options are:
 *   ``--nb-cores=N``
 
     Set the number of forwarding cores,
-    where 1 <= N <= "number of cores" or ``CONFIG_RTE_MAX_LCORE`` from the configuration file.
+    where 1 <= N <= "number of cores" or ``RTE_MAX_LCORE`` from the configuration file.
     The default value is 1.
 
 *   ``--nb-ports=N``
 
     Set the number of forwarding ports,
-    where 1 <= N <= "number of ports" on the board or ``CONFIG_RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS`` from the configuration file.
+    where 1 <= N <= "number of ports" on the board or ``RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS`` from the configuration file.
     The default value is the number of ports on the board.
 
 *   ``--coremask=0xXX``
diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
index 90cf252df5..6856e3b909 100644
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ practical or possible testpmd supports alternative methods for executing command
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   ./testpmd -n4 -r2 ... -- -i --cmdline-file=/home/ubuntu/flow-create-commands.txt
+   ./dpdk-testpmd -n4 -r2 ... -- -i --cmdline-file=/home/ubuntu/flow-create-commands.txt
    Interactive-mode selected
    CLI commands to be read from /home/ubuntu/flow-create-commands.txt
    Configuring Port 0 (socket 0)
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ The available information categories are:
 
 * ``icmpecho``: Receives a burst of packets, lookup for ICMP echo requests and, if any, send back ICMP echo replies.
 
-* ``ieee1588``: Demonstrate L2 IEEE1588 V2 PTP timestamping for RX and TX. Requires ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IEEE1588=y``.
+* ``ieee1588``: Demonstrate L2 IEEE1588 V2 PTP timestamping for RX and TX.
 
 * ``noisy``: Noisy neighbor simulation.
   Simulate more realistic behavior of a guest machine engaged in receiving
@@ -379,11 +379,6 @@ Example for the io forwarding engine, with some packet drops on the tx side::
      TX-packets: 548595568      TX-dropped: 128           TX-total: 548595696
      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
-.. note::
-
-   Enabling CONFIG_RTE_TEST_PMD_RECORD_CORE_CYCLES appends "CPU cycles/packet" stats, like:
-
-   CPU cycles/packet=xx.dd (total cycles=xxxx / total RX packets=xxxx) at xxx MHz clock
 
 clear fwd
 ~~~~~~~~~
