diff --git a/src/dnode/src/dnodeSystem.c b/src/dnode/src/dnodeSystem.c
index a135cda055434c46bd990541ecbf02e44efc14bf..36232893b57b1b57c65232c297f8a20f0045f77f 100644
--- a/src/dnode/src/dnodeSystem.c
+++ b/src/dnode/src/dnodeSystem.c
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@
 #define _DEFAULT_SOURCE
 #include "os.h"
 #include "tgrant.h"
+#include "tconfig.h"
 #include "dnodeMain.h"
 
 static void signal_handler(int32_t signum, siginfo_t *sigInfo, void *context);
 static tsem_t exitSem;
 
 int32_t main(int32_t argc, char *argv[]) {
+  int dump_config = 0;
+
   // Set global configuration file
   for (int32_t i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
     if (strcmp(argv[i], "-c") == 0) {
@@ -35,6 +38,8 @@ int32_t main(int32_t argc, char *argv[]) {
         printf("'-c' requires a parameter, default:%s\n", configDir);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
       }
+    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-C") == 0) {
+      dump_config = 1;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-V") == 0) {
 #ifdef _ACCT
       char *versionStr = "enterprise";
@@ -87,6 +92,20 @@ int32_t main(int32_t argc, char *argv[]) {
 #endif
   }
 
+  if (0 != dump_config) {
+    tscEmbedded  = 1;
+    taosInitGlobalCfg();
+    taosReadGlobalLogCfg();
+
+    if (!taosReadGlobalCfg()) {
+      printf("TDengine read global config failed");
+      exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    taosDumpGlobalCfg();
+    exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+  }
+
   if (tsem_init(&exitSem, 0, 0) != 0) {
     printf("failed to create exit semphore\n");
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/src/kit/shell/inc/shell.h b/src/kit/shell/inc/shell.h
index 2c6e4a308ca04e825ea3b876a1b278ccb6feb279..7e5ebb059667c5fc4d530f1fab3957a962ed3fda 100644
--- a/src/kit/shell/inc/shell.h
+++ b/src/kit/shell/inc/shell.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ typedef struct SShellArguments {
   char* timezone;
   bool  is_raw_time;
   bool  is_use_passwd;
+  bool  dump_config;
   char  file[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN];
   char  dir[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN];
   int   threadNum;
diff --git a/src/kit/shell/src/shellLinux.c b/src/kit/shell/src/shellLinux.c
index 6f4ee3fc50162b5589a4dbed0cd8567b621335ed..15b2b077c9cf96e4c8a430a1b4c32dabb8cc2913 100644
--- a/src/kit/shell/src/shellLinux.c
+++ b/src/kit/shell/src/shellLinux.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ static struct argp_option options[] = {
   {"user",       'u', "USER",       0,                   "The user name to use when connecting to the server."},
   {"user",       'A', "Auth",       0,                   "The user auth to use when connecting to the server."},
   {"config-dir", 'c', "CONFIG_DIR", 0,                   "Configuration directory."},
+  {"dump-config", 'C', 0,           0,                   "Dump configuration."},
   {"commands",   's', "COMMANDS",   0,                   "Commands to run without enter the shell."},
   {"raw-time",   'r', 0,            0,                   "Output time as uint64_t."},
   {"file",       'f', "FILE",       0,                   "Script to run without enter the shell."},
@@ -96,6 +97,9 @@ static error_t parse_opt(int key, char *arg, struct argp_state *state) {
       tstrncpy(configDir, full_path.we_wordv[0], TSDB_FILENAME_LEN);
       wordfree(&full_path);
       break;
+    case 'C':
+      arguments->dump_config = true;
+      break;
     case 's':
       arguments->commands = arg;
       break;
diff --git a/src/kit/shell/src/shellMain.c b/src/kit/shell/src/shellMain.c
index a2ce78d36f7b624985592c4cfc60ce0fe741d39e..4f0c5e3f9938b2d3c5281a902e4dbc44c221bf82 100644
--- a/src/kit/shell/src/shellMain.c
+++ b/src/kit/shell/src/shellMain.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "os.h"
 #include "shell.h"
+#include "tconfig.h"
 #include "tnettest.h"
 
 pthread_t pid;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ SShellArguments args = {
   .timezone = NULL,
   .is_raw_time = false,
   .is_use_passwd = false,
+  .dump_config = false,
   .file = "\0",
   .dir = "\0",
   .threadNum = 5,
@@ -78,6 +80,19 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
   shellParseArgument(argc, argv, &args);
 
+  if (args.dump_config) {
+    taosInitGlobalCfg();
+    taosReadGlobalLogCfg();
+
+    if (!taosReadGlobalCfg()) {
+      printf("TDengine read global config failed");
+      exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    taosDumpGlobalCfg();
+    exit(0);
+  }
+
   if (args.netTestRole && args.netTestRole[0] != 0) {
     taos_init();
     taosNetTest(args.netTestRole, args.host, args.port, args.pktLen);
diff --git a/src/kit/shell/src/shellWindows.c b/src/kit/shell/src/shellWindows.c
index a92831de25cad262365e2a95163d83aa8fc8355f..64eed9eace33034cc7182b47182f5f7798852859 100644
--- a/src/kit/shell/src/shellWindows.c
+++ b/src/kit/shell/src/shellWindows.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ void printHelp() {
   printf("%s%s%s\n", indent, indent, "The user auth to use when connecting to the server.");
   printf("%s%s\n", indent, "-c");
   printf("%s%s%s\n", indent, indent, "Configuration directory.");
+  printf("%s%s\n", indent, "-C");
+  printf("%s%s%s\n", indent, indent, "Dump configuration.");
   printf("%s%s\n", indent, "-s");
   printf("%s%s%s\n", indent, indent, "Commands to run without enter the shell.");
   printf("%s%s\n", indent, "-r");
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ void shellParseArgument(int argc, char *argv[], SShellArguments *arguments) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Option -c requires an argument\n");
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
       }
+    } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-C") == 0) {
+      arguments->dump_config = true;
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-s") == 0) {
       if (i < argc - 1) {
         arguments->commands = argv[++i];
diff --git a/src/util/inc/tconfig.h b/src/util/inc/tconfig.h
index 33819f6a20ee64ada194d520ef09c6133d4dad96..665528f14058cdf4edb3c262a285dbbd3482dc26 100644
--- a/src/util/inc/tconfig.h
+++ b/src/util/inc/tconfig.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ extern char *     tsCfgStatusStr[];
 void taosReadGlobalLogCfg();
 bool taosReadGlobalCfg();
 void taosPrintGlobalCfg();
+void taosDumpGlobalCfg();
 
 void taosInitConfigOption(SGlobalCfg cfg);
 SGlobalCfg * taosGetConfigOption(const char *option);
diff --git a/src/util/src/tconfig.c b/src/util/src/tconfig.c
index 7c805072c1c94133cde863f03e4932e792d41c84..1d2bd6252f528c938d27aacb41b76b52bf2b334b 100644
--- a/src/util/src/tconfig.c
+++ b/src/util/src/tconfig.c
@@ -397,3 +397,57 @@ void taosPrintGlobalCfg() {
 
   taosPrintOsInfo();
 }
+
+static void taosDumpCfg(SGlobalCfg *cfg) {
+    int optionLen = (int)strlen(cfg->option);
+    int blankLen = TSDB_CFG_PRINT_LEN - optionLen;
+    blankLen = blankLen < 0 ? 0 : blankLen;
+
+    char blank[TSDB_CFG_PRINT_LEN];
+    memset(blank, ' ', TSDB_CFG_PRINT_LEN);
+    blank[blankLen] = 0;
+
+    switch (cfg->valType) {
+      case TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_INT16:
+        printf(" %s:%s%d%s\n", cfg->option, blank, *((int16_t *)cfg->ptr), tsGlobalUnit[cfg->unitType]);
+        break;
+      case TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_INT32:
+        printf(" %s:%s%d%s\n", cfg->option, blank, *((int32_t *)cfg->ptr), tsGlobalUnit[cfg->unitType]);
+        break;
+      case TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_FLOAT:
+        printf(" %s:%s%f%s\n", cfg->option, blank, *((float *)cfg->ptr), tsGlobalUnit[cfg->unitType]);
+        break;
+      case TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_STRING:
+      case TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_IPSTR:
+      case TAOS_CFG_VTYPE_DIRECTORY:
+        printf(" %s:%s%s%s\n", cfg->option, blank, (char *)cfg->ptr, tsGlobalUnit[cfg->unitType]);
+        break;
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+void taosDumpGlobalCfg() {
+  printf("taos global config:\n");
+  printf("==================================\n");
+  for (int i = 0; i < tsGlobalConfigNum; ++i) {
+    SGlobalCfg *cfg = tsGlobalConfig + i;
+    if (tscEmbedded == 0 && !(cfg->cfgType & TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_CLIENT)) continue;
+    if (cfg->cfgType & TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_NOT_PRINT) continue;
+    if (!(cfg->cfgType & TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_SHOW)) continue;
+
+    taosDumpCfg(cfg);
+  }
+
+  printf("\ntaos local config:\n");
+  printf("==================================\n");
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < tsGlobalConfigNum; ++i) {
+    SGlobalCfg *cfg = tsGlobalConfig + i;
+    if (tscEmbedded == 0 && !(cfg->cfgType & TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_CLIENT)) continue;
+    if (cfg->cfgType & TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_NOT_PRINT) continue;
+    if (cfg->cfgType & TSDB_CFG_CTYPE_B_SHOW) continue;
+
+    taosDumpCfg(cfg);
+  }
+}