diff --git a/intest/intest.sh b/intest/intest.sh
index b15349a..d28967d 100755
--- a/intest/intest.sh
+++ b/intest/intest.sh
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@
 
   for i in hippo[0-9]*.yaml; do
     echo "Clearing: Moving to hippo-empty.yaml"
-    ../vppcfg -s ../schema.yaml -c hippo-empty.yaml plan -o /tmp/vppcfg-exec-empty
+    ../vppcfg plan -s ../schema.yaml -c hippo-empty.yaml -o /tmp/vppcfg-exec-empty
     [ -s /tmp/vppcfg-exec-empty ] && vppctl exec /tmp/vppcfg-exec-empty
   
     for j in hippo[0-9]*.yaml; do
       echo " - Moving to $i .. "
-      ../vppcfg -s ../schema.yaml -c $i plan -o /tmp/vppcfg-exec_$i
+      ../vppcfg plan -s ../schema.yaml -c $i -o /tmp/vppcfg-exec_$i
       [ -s /tmp/vppcfg-exec_$i ] && vppctl exec /tmp/vppcfg-exec_$i
   
       echo " - Moving from $i to $j"
-      ../vppcfg -s ../schema.yaml -c $j plan -o /tmp/vppcfg-exec_${i}_${j}
+      ../vppcfg plan -s ../schema.yaml -c $j -o /tmp/vppcfg-exec_${i}_${j}
       [ -s /tmp/vppcfg-exec_${i}_${j} ] && vppctl exec /tmp/vppcfg-exec_${i}_${j}
   
       echo " - Checking that from $j to $j is empty"
-      ../vppcfg -s ../schema.yaml -c $j plan -o /tmp/vppcfg-exec_${j}_${j}_null
+      ../vppcfg plan -s ../schema.yaml -c $j -o /tmp/vppcfg-exec_${j}_${j}_null
     done
   done
diff --git a/vpp/vppapi.py b/vpp/vppapi.py
index c0ed287..4c9e5f9 100644
--- a/vpp/vppapi.py
+++ b/vpp/vppapi.py
@@ -233,12 +233,6 @@ class VPPApi():
                 ret = False
         return ret
 
-    def dump(self):
-        self.dump_interfaces()
-        self.dump_bridgedomains()
-        self.dump_phys()
-        self.dump_subints()
-
     def get_sub_interfaces(self):
         subints = [self.cache['interfaces'][x].interface_name for x in self.cache['interfaces'] if self.cache['interfaces'][x].sub_id>0 and self.cache['interfaces'][x].sub_number_of_tags > 0]
         return subints
@@ -273,6 +267,17 @@ class VPPApi():
                 return lcp
         return None
 
+class VPPApiDumper(VPPApi):
+    def __init__(self, address='/run/vpp/api.sock', clientname='vppcfg'):
+        VPPApi.__init__(self, address, clientname)
+        self.readconfig()
+
+    def dump(self):
+        self.dump_phys()
+        self.dump_interfaces()
+        self.dump_subints()
+        self.dump_bridgedomains()
+
     def dump_phys(self):
         phys = self.get_phys()
         for ifname in phys:
@@ -280,17 +285,15 @@ class VPPApi():
             self.logger.info("%s idx=%d" % (iface.interface_name, iface.sw_if_index))
 
     def dump_subints(self):
-        self.logger.info("*** QinX ***")
         subints = self.get_qinx_interfaces()
         for ifname in subints:
             iface = self.cache['interface_names'][ifname]
-            self.logger.info("%s idx=%d encap=%s" % (iface.interface_name, iface.sw_if_index, self.get_encapsulation(iface)))
-        
-        self.logger.info("*** .1q/.1ad ***")
+            self.logger.info("%s tags=2 idx=%d encap=%s" % (iface.interface_name, iface.sw_if_index, self.get_encapsulation(iface)))
+
         subints = self.get_dot1x_interfaces()
         for ifname in subints:
             iface = self.cache['interface_names'][ifname]
-            self.logger.info("%s idx=%d encap=%s" % (iface.interface_name, iface.sw_if_index, self.get_encapsulation(iface)))
+            self.logger.info("%s tags=1 idx=%d encap=%s" % (iface.interface_name, iface.sw_if_index, self.get_encapsulation(iface)))
 
     def dump_bridgedomains(self):
         for bd_id, bridge in self.cache['bridgedomains'].items():
diff --git a/vppcfg b/vppcfg
index d3df2d8..8228413 100755
--- a/vppcfg
+++ b/vppcfg
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import yaml
 import logging
 from config import Validator
 from vpp.reconciler import Reconciler
+from vpp.vppapi import VPPApiDumper
 
 try:
     import argparse
@@ -29,29 +30,43 @@ except ImportError:
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter)
-    parser.add_argument('-s', '--schema', dest='schema', type=str, default='./schema.yaml', help="""YAML schema validation file""")
-    parser.add_argument('-d', '--debug', dest='debug', action='store_true', help="""Enable debug logging, default False""")
-    parser.add_argument('-q', '--quiet', dest='quiet', action='store_true', help="""Be quiet (only warnings/errors), default False""")
-    parser.add_argument('-f', '--force', dest='force', action='store_true', help="""Force progress despite warnings, default False""")
-    parser.add_argument('-c', '--config', dest='config', required=True, type=str, help="""YAML configuration file for vppcfg""")
+    parser.add_argument('-d', '--debug', dest='debug', action='store_true', help="""enable debug logging, default False""")
+    parser.add_argument('-q', '--quiet', dest='quiet', action='store_true', help="""be quiet (only warnings/errors), default False""")
+    parser.add_argument('-f', '--force', dest='force', action='store_true', help="""force progress despite warnings, default False""")
 
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest='command')
-    check_p = subparsers.add_parser('check')
+    check_p = subparsers.add_parser('check', help="check given YAML config for validity (no VPP)")
+    check_p.add_argument('-s', '--schema', dest='schema', type=str, default='./schema.yaml', help="""YAML schema validation file""")
+    check_p.add_argument('-c', '--config', dest='config', required=True, type=str, help="""YAML configuration file for vppcfg""")
 
-    plan_p = subparsers.add_parser('plan')
+    dump_p = subparsers.add_parser('dump', help="dump current running VPP configuration (VPP readonly)")
+
+    plan_p = subparsers.add_parser('plan', help="plan changes from current VPP dataplane to target config (VPP readonly)")
+    plan_p.add_argument('-s', '--schema', dest='schema', type=str, default='./schema.yaml', help="""YAML schema validation file""")
+    plan_p.add_argument('-c', '--config', dest='config', required=True, type=str, help="""YAML configuration file for vppcfg""")
     plan_p.add_argument('-o', '--output', dest='outfile', required=False, default='-', type=str, help="""Output file for VPP CLI commands, default stdout""")
 
-    apply_p = subparsers.add_parser('apply')
+    apply_p = subparsers.add_parser('apply', help="apply changes from current VPP dataplane to target config")
+    apply_p.add_argument('-s', '--schema', dest='schema', type=str, default='./schema.yaml', help="""YAML schema validation file""")
+    apply_p.add_argument('-c', '--config', dest='config', required=True, type=str, help="""YAML configuration file for vppcfg""")
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
+    if not args.command:
+        parser.print_help()
+        print("\nPlease see vppcfg <command> -h   for per-command arguments")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
     level = logging.INFO
     if args.debug:
         level = logging.DEBUG
     if args.quiet:
         level = logging.WARNING
     logging.basicConfig(format='[%(levelname)-8s] %(name)s.%(funcName)s: %(message)s', level=level)
-    if not args.command:
-        args.command="check" ## Default check-only
+
+    if args.command=="dump":
+        d = VPPApiDumper()
+        d.dump()
+        sys.exit(0)
 
     try:
         with open(args.config, "r") as f: