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 # VPP Containerlab Docker image
 
-This docker container creates a VPP instance based on the latest release.
-It starts up as per normal, using /etc/vpp/startup.conf (which Containerlab
-will replace), and once started, it'll execute /etc/vpp/bootstrap.vpp within
-the dataplane. There are three relevant files:
+This docker container creates a VPP instance based on the latest release.  It starts up as per
+normal, using /etc/vpp/startup.conf (which Containerlab will replace), and once started, it'll
+execute /etc/vpp/bootstrap.vpp within the dataplane. There are three relevant files:
 
-1.   manual-pre.vpp -- can be supplied by the user, to run any configuration
-     statements before containerlab takes control.
-1.   clab.vpp -- generated by containerlab. It will bind the vethpair interfaces
-     into the dataplane.
-1.   manual-post.vpp -- can be supplied by the user, to run any configuration
-     statements after containerlab is finished with its per-lab statements.
+1.   `manual-pre.vpp` -- can be supplied by the user, to run any configuration statements before
+     containerlab takes control.
+
+1.   `clab.vpp` -- generated by containerlab. Its purpose is to bind the `vethpair` interfaces
+     into theo dataplane (see below).
+
+1.   `manual-post.vpp` -- can be supplied by the user, to run any configuration statements after
+     containerlab is finished with its per-lab statements.
 
 ## Building
 
+```bash
 docker build -f Dockerfile.bookworm . -t pimvanpelt/vpp-containerlab
+```
 
 ## Starting the container
 
+```
 docker network create --driver=bridge network2 --subnet=172.19.1.0/24
 docker rm clab-pim 
 docker run --cap-add=NET_ADMIN --cap-add=SYS_NICE --cap-add=SYS_PTRACE \
@@ -26,21 +30,21 @@ docker run --cap-add=NET_ADMIN --cap-add=SYS_NICE --cap-add=SYS_PTRACE \
            --privileged=True --name clab-pim \
            docker.io/pimvanpelt/vpp-containerlab
 docker network connect network2 clab-pim
+```
 
 ## Configuring VPP
 
+```
 docker exec -it clab-pim vppctl
+```
 
+and then within the VPP control shell:
+
+```
 vpp-clab# create host-interface v2 name eth1
 vpp-clab# set interface name host-eth1 eth1
 vpp-clab# set interface mtu 1500 eth1
 vpp-clab# set interface ip address eth1 172.19.1.2/24
 vpp-clab# set interface ip address eth1 fec0::2/64
 vpp-clab# set interface state eth1 up
-
-## References
-
-https://s3-docs.fd.io/vpp/22.02/usecases/vpp_testbench/index.html
-https://git.ipng.ch/ipng/drone-hugo
-https://github.com/ligato/vpp-base/tree/master
-
+```