diff --git a/tests/functional/run-tests b/tests/functional/run-tests
index cbfe587f..eebd0ea7 100755
--- a/tests/functional/run-tests
+++ b/tests/functional/run-tests
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ mkdir -p "$PWD"
 
 # Prepare toml
 # Generate new config file.
-cargo run -- -V -b -c "$PWD/tpnote.toml"
+cargo run -- -C "$PWD/tpnote.toml"
 # Remove all `date` lines of all templates.
 TP_NOTE_TEST_TOML="$PWD/tpnote-tmp.toml"
 grep -v -e "key='fm_date'"  "$PWD/tpnote.toml" > "$TP_NOTE_TEST_TOML"
diff --git a/tests/functional/run-tests2 b/tests/functional/run-tests2
index 64101ac2..157bfd76 100755
--- a/tests/functional/run-tests2
+++ b/tests/functional/run-tests2
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ mkdir -p "$PWD"
 
 # Prepare toml
 # Generate new config file.
-cargo run -- -V -b -c "$PWD/tpnote.toml"  >/dev/null 2>&1
+cargo run -- -C "$PWD/tpnote.toml"
 # Remove all `date` lines of all templates.
 TP_NOTE_TEST_TOML="$PWD/tpnote-tmp.toml"
 grep -v -e "key='fm_date'"  "$PWD/tpnote.toml" > "$TP_NOTE_TEST_TOML"
diff --git a/tpnote/src/error.rs b/tpnote/src/error.rs
index ce7a7b8d..1d04900b 100644
--- a/tpnote/src/error.rs
+++ b/tpnote/src/error.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub enum ConfigFileError {
     /// Remedy: check the path and permissions of the to be generated
     /// configuration file.
     #[error(
-        "Unable write a configuration file with default values:\n\
+        "Can not write the default configuration:\n\
         ---\n\
         {error}"
     )]
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pub enum ConfigFileError {
 
     /// Remedy: restart, or check file permission of the configuration file.
     #[error(
-        "Unable to load or parse the (merged)\n\
+        "Can not load or parse the (merged)\n\
         configuration file(s):\n\
         ---\n\
         {error}\n\n\
diff --git a/tpnote/src/main.rs b/tpnote/src/main.rs
index 4a8e54a2..82dd3a04 100644
--- a/tpnote/src/main.rs
+++ b/tpnote/src/main.rs
@@ -154,24 +154,24 @@ fn main() {
         };
     };
 
-    // Process `arg = `--config`.
-    // The output is YAML formatted for further automatic processing.
-    if ARGS.batch && ARGS.version && ARGS.debug.is_none() {
-        if let Some(path) = &ARGS.config {
-            let path = Path::new(&path);
+    // Process `arg = `--default-config`.
+    if let Some(path) = &ARGS.config_defaults {
+        let path = Path::new(&path);
 
-            if let Err(e) = Cfg::write_default_to_file(path) {
-                log::error!(
-                    "{}",
-                    ConfigFileError::ConfigFileWrite {
-                        error: e.to_string()
-                    }
-                    .to_string()
-                );
-                AppLogger::flush();
-                process::exit(5);
-            };
-        }
+        if let Err(e) = Cfg::write_default_to_file(path) {
+            log::error!(
+                "{}",
+                ConfigFileError::ConfigFileWrite {
+                    error: e.to_string()
+                }
+                .to_string()
+            );
+            AppLogger::flush();
+            process::exit(5);
+        };
+        // Exit.
+        AppLogger::flush();
+        process::exit(0);
     }
 
     // Process `arg = `--version`.
diff --git a/tpnote/src/settings.rs b/tpnote/src/settings.rs
index 864713ff..e0171ad6 100644
--- a/tpnote/src/settings.rs
+++ b/tpnote/src/settings.rs
@@ -63,10 +63,14 @@ pub struct Args {
     /// Batch mode: does not launch editor or viewer
     #[structopt(long, short = "b")]
     pub batch: bool,
-    /// Loads an additional configuration file or writes default
+    /// Loads (and merges) an additional configuration file
     #[structopt(long, short = "c")]
     pub config: Option<String>,
-    /// Console debug level: "trace", "debug", "info", "warn", "error" (default) or "off"
+    /// Dumps the internal default configuration into a file
+    #[structopt(long, short = "C")]
+    pub config_defaults: Option<String>,
+    /// Console debug level: "trace", "debug", "info", "warn", "error"
+    /// (default) or "off"
     #[structopt(long, short = "d")]
     pub debug: Option<LevelFilter>,
     /// Shows console debug messages also as popup windows
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ pub struct Args {
     /// Launches only the editor, no browser
     #[structopt(long, short = "e")]
     pub edit: bool,
-    /// Scheme for new notes: "default", "zettel", (see config. for more)
+    /// Scheme for new notes: "default", "zettel", (cf. `--config-defaults`)
     #[structopt(long, short = "s")]
     pub scheme: Option<String>,
     /// Forces console mode: opens console editor, no browser
@@ -87,8 +91,8 @@ pub struct Args {
     /// Disables filename synchronization
     #[structopt(long, short = "n")]
     pub no_filename_sync: bool,
-    /// Disables the automatic language detection and uses `<force-lang>` instead;
-    /// or, if `` use `TPNOTE_LANG` or `LANG`
+    /// Disables the automatic language detection and uses `<force-lang>`
+    /// instead; or, if `` use `TPNOTE_LANG` or `LANG`
     #[structopt(long, short = "l")]
     pub force_lang: Option<String>,
     /// Launches only the browser, no editor