diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst b/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
index 801ec3ca5..0fb203244 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ The application enables multiple TX and RX queues when it is started.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    testpmd -l 1,3,5 --main-lcore 1 --txq=2 –rxq=2 --nb-cores=2
+    dpdk-testpmd -l 1,3,5 --main-lcore 1 --txq=2 –rxq=2 --nb-cores=2
 
 **TSS**
 
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ The sample command line with the new ``devargs`` looks like this::
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-	testpmd -l1-4 -n2 -a 0008:01:00.0,host-based-truflow=1,\
+	dpdk-testpmd -l1-4 -n2 -a 0008:01:00.0,host-based-truflow=1,\
 	representor=[0], rep-based-pf=8,rep-is-pf=0,rep-q-r2f=1,rep-fc-r2f=1,\
 	rep-q-f2r=0,rep-fc-f2r=1 --log-level="pmd.*",8 -- -i --rxq=3 --txq=3
 
@@ -847,8 +847,8 @@ DPDK implements a light-weight library to allow PMDs to be bonded together and p
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    testpmd -l 0-3 -n4 --vdev 'net_bonding0,mode=0,slave=<PCI B:D.F device 1>,slave=<PCI B:D.F device 2>,mac=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX’ – --socket_num=1 – -i --port-topology=chained
-    (ex) testpmd -l 1,3,5,7,9 -n4 --vdev 'net_bonding0,mode=0,slave=0000:82:00.0,slave=0000:82:00.1,mac=00:1e:67:1d:fd:1d' – --socket-num=1 – -i --port-topology=chained
+    dpdk-testpmd -l 0-3 -n4 --vdev 'net_bonding0,mode=0,slave=<PCI B:D.F device 1>,slave=<PCI B:D.F device 2>,mac=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX’ – --socket_num=1 – -i --port-topology=chained
+    (ex) dpdk-testpmd -l 1,3,5,7,9 -n4 --vdev 'net_bonding0,mode=0,slave=0000:82:00.0,slave=0000:82:00.1,mac=00:1e:67:1d:fd:1d' – --socket-num=1 – -i --port-topology=chained
 
 Vector Processing
 -----------------
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/e1000em.rst b/doc/guides/nics/e1000em.rst
index b6a2534e3..041c9a09a 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/e1000em.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/e1000em.rst
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ The following are known limitations:
     Therefore, rte_mbuf should be big enough to hold the whole packet.
     For example, to allow testpmd to receive jumbo frames, use the following:
 
-    testpmd [options] -- --mbuf-size=<your-max-packet-size>
+    dpdk-testpmd [options] -- --mbuf-size=<your-max-packet-size>
 
 #.  Qemu e1000 does not validate the checksum of incoming packets.
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
index 696cbd93b..54a90e42b 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/ixgbe.rst
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ be passed as part of EAL arguments. For example,
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   testpmd -a af:10.0,pflink_fullchk=1 -- -i
+   dpdk-testpmd -a af:10.0,pflink_fullchk=1 -- -i
 
 - ``pflink_fullchk`` (default **0**)
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/kni.rst b/doc/guides/nics/kni.rst
index 80ba459d4..37c5411a3 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/kni.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/kni.rst
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Usage
 
 EAL ``--vdev`` argument can be used to create KNI device instance, like::
 
-        testpmd --vdev=net_kni0 --vdev=net_kn1 -- -i
+        dpdk-testpmd --vdev=net_kni0 --vdev=net_kn1 -- -i
 
 Above command will create ``kni0`` and ``kni1`` Linux network interfaces,
 those interfaces can be controlled by standard Linux tools.
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ requests itself.
 
 Argument usage::
 
-        testpmd --vdev "net_kni0,no_request_thread=1" -- -i
+        dpdk-testpmd --vdev "net_kni0,no_request_thread=1" -- -i
 
 
 PMD log messages
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst
index 354c2bb82..09cfb5c9c 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ devices managed by librte_net_mlx4.
 
 #. Start testpmd with basic parameters::
 
-      testpmd -l 8-15 -n 4 -a 0000:83:00.0 -a 0000:84:00.0 -- --rxq=2 --txq=2 -i
+      dpdk-testpmd -l 8-15 -n 4 -a 0000:83:00.0 -a 0000:84:00.0 -- --rxq=2 --txq=2 -i
 
    Example output::
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
index 51d81a020..b0a6b2e10 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ ConnectX-4/ConnectX-5/ConnectX-6/BlueField devices managed by librte_net_mlx5.
 
 #. Start testpmd with basic parameters::
 
-      testpmd -l 8-15 -n 4 -a 05:00.0 -a 05:00.1 -a 06:00.0 -a 06:00.1 -- --rxq=2 --txq=2 -i
+      dpdk-testpmd -l 8-15 -n 4 -a 05:00.0 -a 05:00.1 -a 06:00.0 -a 06:00.1 -- --rxq=2 --txq=2 -i
 
    Example output::
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst b/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst
index bb127ca21..23965091a 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/qede.rst
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ This section provides instructions to configure SR-IOV with Linux OS.
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
-      testpmd -l 0,4-11 -n 4 -- -i --nb-cores=8 --portmask=0xf --rxd=4096 \
+      dpdk-testpmd -l 0,4-11 -n 4 -- -i --nb-cores=8 --portmask=0xf --rxd=4096 \
       --txd=4096 --txfreet=4068 --enable-rx-cksum --rxq=4 --txq=4 \
       --rss-ip --rss-udp
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/virtio.rst b/doc/guides/nics/virtio.rst
index b7be3aca1..518adf4b1 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/virtio.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/virtio.rst
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ There is no vector callbacks for packed virtqueue for now.
 Example of using the vector version of the virtio poll mode driver in
 ``testpmd``::
 
-   testpmd -l 0-2 -n 4 -- -i --rxq=1 --txq=1 --nb-cores=1
+   dpdk-testpmd -l 0-2 -n 4 -- -i --rxq=1 --txq=1 --nb-cores=1
 
 In-order callbacks only work on simulated virtio user vdev.
 
