# lvmconfig > Display and manipulate LVM configuration information. > More information: . - Display the effective configuration in use (after merging all config sources): `lvmconfig --typeconfig current --mergedconfig` - Show only settings that differ from their defaults: `lvmconfig --typeconfig diff` - List all configuration keys: `lvmconfig {{[-l|--list]}}` - Print the default configuration with full comments and extra spacing: `lvmconfig --typeconfig default --withcomments --withspaces` - Validate the full merged configuration and report errors: `lvmconfig --mergedconfig --validate` - Write the current effective configuration to a file: `lvmconfig --typeconfig current {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/output.conf}}`