diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_crypto.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_crypto.rst
index 1b4444b7d8..ce49eab96f 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_crypto.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/l2_forward_crypto.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Overview
 The L2 Forwarding with Crypto sample application performs a crypto operation (cipher/hash)
 specified by the user from command line (or using the default values),
 with a crypto device capable of doing that operation,
-for each packet that is received on a RX_PORT and performs L2 forwarding.
+for each packet that is received on an RX_PORT and performs L2 forwarding.
 The destination port is the adjacent port from the enabled portmask, that is,
 if the first four ports are enabled (portmask 0xf),
 ports 0 and 1 forward into each other, and ports 2 and 3 forward into each other.
@@ -54,37 +54,37 @@ The application requires a number of command line options:
 
 where,
 
-*   p PORTMASK: A hexadecimal bitmask of the ports to configure (default is all the ports)
+*   p PORTMASK: A hexadecimal bitmask of the ports to configure. (Default is all the ports.)
 
-*   q NQ: A number of queues (=ports) per lcore (default is 1)
+*   q NQ: A number of queues (=ports) per lcore. (Default is 1.)
 
-*   s: manage all ports from single core
+*   s: manage all ports from a single core.
 
-*   T PERIOD: statistics will be refreshed each PERIOD seconds
+*   T PERIOD: statistics will be refreshed each PERIOD seconds.
 
-    (0 to disable, 10 default, 86400 maximum)
+    (0 to disable, 10 default, 86400 maximum.)
 
-*   cdev_type: select preferred crypto device type: HW, SW or anything (ANY)
+*   cdev_type: select preferred crypto device type: HW, SW or anything (ANY).
 
-    (default is ANY)
+    (Default is ANY.)
 
 *   chain: select the operation chaining to perform: Cipher->Hash (CIPHER_HASH),
 
     Hash->Cipher (HASH_CIPHER), Cipher (CIPHER_ONLY), Hash (HASH_ONLY)
 
-    or AEAD (AEAD)
+    or AEAD (AEAD).
 
-    (default is Cipher->Hash)
+    (Default is Cipher->Hash.)
 
-*   cipher_algo: select the ciphering algorithm (default is aes-cbc)
+*   cipher_algo: select the ciphering algorithm. (Default is aes-cbc.)
 
-*   cipher_op: select the ciphering operation to perform: ENCRYPT or DECRYPT
+*   cipher_op: select the ciphering operation to perform: ENCRYPT or DECRYPT.
 
-    (default is ENCRYPT)
+    (Default is ENCRYPT.)
 
 *   cipher_dataunit_len: set the length of the cipher data-unit.
 
-*   cipher_key: set the ciphering key to be used. Bytes has to be separated with ":"
+*   cipher_key: set the ciphering key to be used. Bytes have to be separated with ":".
 
 *   cipher_key_random_size: set the size of the ciphering key,
 
@@ -92,19 +92,19 @@ where,
 
     Note that if --cipher_key is used, this will be ignored.
 
-*   cipher_iv: set the cipher IV to be used. Bytes has to be separated with ":"
+*   cipher_iv: set the cipher IV to be used. Bytes have to be separated with ":".
 
 *   cipher_iv_random_size: set the size of the cipher IV, which will be generated randomly.
 
     Note that if --cipher_iv is used, this will be ignored.
 
-*   auth_algo: select the authentication algorithm (default is sha1-hmac)
+*   auth_algo: select the authentication algorithm. (Default is sha1-hmac.)
 
-*   auth_op: select the authentication operation to perform: GENERATE or VERIFY
+*   auth_op: select the authentication operation to perform: GENERATE or VERIFY.
 
-    (default is GENERATE)
+    (Default is GENERATE.)
 
-*   auth_key: set the authentication key to be used. Bytes has to be separated with ":"
+*   auth_key: set the authentication key to be used. Bytes have to be separated with ":".
 
 *   auth_key_random_size: set the size of the authentication key,
 
@@ -112,19 +112,19 @@ where,
 
     Note that if --auth_key is used, this will be ignored.
 
-*   auth_iv: set the auth IV to be used. Bytes has to be separated with ":"
+*   auth_iv: set the auth IV to be used. Bytes have to be separated with ":".
 
 *   auth_iv_random_size: set the size of the auth IV, which will be generated randomly.
 
     Note that if --auth_iv is used, this will be ignored.
 
-*   aead_algo: select the AEAD algorithm (default is aes-gcm)
+*   aead_algo: select the AEAD algorithm. (Default is aes-gcm.)
 
-*   aead_op: select the AEAD operation to perform: ENCRYPT or DECRYPT
+*   aead_op: select the AEAD operation to perform: ENCRYPT or DECRYPT.
 
-    (default is ENCRYPT)
+    (Default is ENCRYPT.)
 
-*   aead_key: set the AEAD key to be used. Bytes has to be separated with ":"
+*   aead_key: set the AEAD key to be used. Bytes have to be separated with ":".
 
 *   aead_key_random_size: set the size of the AEAD key,
 
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ where,
 
     Note that if --aead_key is used, this will be ignored.
 
-*   aead_iv: set the AEAD IV to be used. Bytes has to be separated with ":"
+*   aead_iv: set the AEAD IV to be used. Bytes have to be separated with ":".
 
 *   aead_iv_random_size: set the size of the AEAD IV, which will be generated randomly.
 
     Note that if --aead_iv is used, this will be ignored.
 
-*   aad: set the AAD to be used. Bytes has to be separated with ":"
+*   aad: set the AAD to be used. Bytes have to be separated with ":".
 
 *   aad_random_size: set the size of the AAD, which will be generated randomly.
 
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ where,
 *   cryptodev_mask: A hexadecimal bitmask of the cryptodevs to be used by the
     application.
 
-    (default is all cryptodevs).
+    (Default is all cryptodevs.)
 
-*   [no-]mac-updating: Enable or disable MAC addresses updating (enabled by default).
+*   [no-]mac-updating: Enable or disable MAC addresses updating. (Enabled by default.)
 
 
 The application requires that crypto devices capable of performing
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ To run the application in linux environment with 2 lcores, 2 ports and 2 crypto
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd-crypto -l 0-1 -n 4 --vdev "crypto_aesni_mb0" \
+    $ ./<build_dir>/examples/dpdk-l2fwd-crypto -l 0-1 --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 \
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ and the Environment Abstraction Layer (EAL) options.
 
     * The ``l2fwd-crypto`` sample application requires IPv4 packets for crypto operation.
 
-    * If multiple Ethernet ports is passed, then equal number of crypto devices are to be passed.
+    * If multiple Ethernet ports are passed, then equal number of crypto devices are to be passed.
 
     * All crypto devices shall use the same session.
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Explanation
 -----------
 
 The L2 forward with Crypto application demonstrates the performance of a crypto operation
-on a packet received on a RX PORT before forwarding it to a TX PORT.
+on a packet received on an RX PORT before forwarding it to a TX PORT.
 
 The following figure illustrates a sample flow of a packet in the application,
 from reception until transmission.
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ from reception until transmission.
 
 .. figure:: img/l2_fwd_encrypt_flow.*
 
-   Encryption flow Through the L2 Forwarding with Crypto Application
+   Encryption flow through the L2 Forwarding with Crypto Application
 
 
 The following sections provide some explanation of the application.
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ Crypto operation specification
 
 All the packets received in all the ports get transformed by the crypto device/s
 (ciphering and/or authentication).
-The crypto operation to be performed on the packet is parsed from the command line
-(go to "Running the Application" section for all the options).
+The crypto operation to be performed on the packet is parsed from the command line.
+(Go to "Running the Application" section for all the options.)
 
 If no parameter is passed, the default crypto operation is:
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ when running the application.
 
 The initialize_cryptodevs() function performs the device initialization.
 It iterates through the list of the available crypto devices and
-check which ones are capable of performing the operation.
+checks which ones are capable of performing the operation.
 Each device has a set of capabilities associated with it,
 which are stored in the device info structure, so the function checks if the operation
 is within the structure of each device.
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ This session is created and is later attached to the crypto operation:
 Crypto operation creation
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Given N packets received from a RX PORT, N crypto operations are allocated
+Given N packets received from an RX PORT, N crypto operations are allocated
 and filled:
 
 .. literalinclude:: ../../../examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
