diff --git a/cagebreak.c b/cagebreak.c
index df8cde1..8b9184a 100644
--- a/cagebreak.c
+++ b/cagebreak.c
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
 #define WAIT_ANY -1
 #endif
 
+bool show_info=false;
+
 void
 set_sig_handler(int sig, void (*action)(int)) {
 	struct sigaction act;
@@ -134,7 +136,8 @@ usage(FILE *file, const char *const cage) {
 	        " -D\t Turn on damage tracking debugging\n"
 #endif
 	        " -h\t Display this help message\n"
-	        " -v\t Show the version number and exit\n",
+	        " -v\t Show the version number and exit\n"
+			" -s\t Show information about the current setup and exit\n",
 	        cage);
 }
 
@@ -142,9 +145,9 @@ static bool
 parse_args(struct cg_server *server, int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	int c;
 #ifdef DEBUG
-	while((c = getopt(argc, argv, "rDhv")) != -1) {
+	while((c = getopt(argc, argv, "rDhvs")) != -1) {
 #else
-	while((c = getopt(argc, argv, "rhv")) != -1) {
+	while((c = getopt(argc, argv, "rhvs")) != -1) {
 #endif
 		switch(c) {
 		case 'r':
@@ -164,6 +167,9 @@ parse_args(struct cg_server *server, int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		case 'v':
 			fprintf(stdout, "Cagebreak version " CG_VERSION "\n");
 			exit(0);
+		case 's':
+			show_info=true;
+			break;
 		default:
 			usage(stderr, argv[0]);
 			return false;
@@ -528,6 +534,17 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	wlr_xwayland_set_seat(xwayland, server.seat->seat);
 #endif
 
+	if(show_info) {
+		char *msg=server_show_info(&server);
+		if(msg != NULL) {
+			fprintf(stderr,"%s",msg);
+			free(msg);
+		} else {
+			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR,"Failed to get info on cagebreak setup\n");
+		}
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
 	if(ipc_init(&server) != 0) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to initialize IPC");
 		ret = 1;
diff --git a/keybinding.c b/keybinding.c
index 536e13c..26b2ae2 100644
--- a/keybinding.c
+++ b/keybinding.c
@@ -701,6 +701,18 @@ keybinding_show_time(struct cg_server *server) {
 	free(msg);
 }
 
+void
+keybinding_show_info(struct cg_server *server) {
+	char *msg=server_show_info(server);
+
+	if(!msg) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	message_printf(server->curr_output, "%s", msg);
+	free(msg);
+}
+
 void
 keybinding_move_view_to_next_output(struct cg_server *server) {
 	if(wl_list_length(&server->outputs) <= 1) {
@@ -940,6 +952,9 @@ run_action(enum keybinding_action action, struct cg_server *server,
 	case KEYBINDING_SHOW_TIME:
 		keybinding_show_time(server);
 		break;
+	case KEYBINDING_SHOW_INFO:
+		keybinding_show_info(server);
+		break;
 	case KEYBINDING_RESIZE_TILE_HORIZONTAL:
 		resize_tile(server, data.i, 0);
 		break;
diff --git a/keybinding.h b/keybinding.h
index dcc696f..4cd0e87 100644
--- a/keybinding.h
+++ b/keybinding.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ enum keybinding_action {
 	KEYBINDING_MOVE_VIEW_TO_WORKSPACE, // data.u is the desired workspace
 	KEYBINDING_MOVE_VIEW_TO_NEXT_OUTPUT,
 	KEYBINDING_SHOW_TIME,
+	KEYBINDING_SHOW_INFO,
 
 	KEYBINDING_SWAP_LEFT,
 	KEYBINDING_SWAP_RIGHT,
diff --git a/man/cagebreak-config.5.md b/man/cagebreak-config.5.md
index 8c4b4b2..4472431 100644
--- a/man/cagebreak-config.5.md
+++ b/man/cagebreak-config.5.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ by prepending a line with the # symbol.
 	Split current tile horizontally
 
 *input <identifier> <setting> <value>*
-	Set the setting "<setting>" to "<value>" for device "<identifier>". The identifier can either be "\*" (wildcard), of the form "type:<device_type>" or the identifier of the device as printed for example by *cagebreak --show-info*. The supported input types are
+	Set the setting "<setting>" to "<value>" for device "<identifier>". The identifier can either be "\*" (wildcard), of the form "type:<device_type>" or the identifier of the device as printed for example by *cagebreak -s*. The supported input types are
 	- touchpad
 	- pointer
 	- keyboard
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ by prepending a line with the # symbol.
 *resizeup*
 	Resize the current tile towards the top
 
+*show_info*
+	Display info about the current setup. In particular, print the identifiers
+	of the available inputs and outputs.
+
 *setmode <mode>*
 	Set the default mode to <mode>
 
diff --git a/message.c b/message.c
index 2ff2075..e544813 100644
--- a/message.c
+++ b/message.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_output_layout.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 
+#include "util.h"
 #include "message.h"
 #include "output.h"
 #include "pango.h"
@@ -32,14 +33,14 @@ to_cairo_subpixel_order(const enum wl_output_subpixel subpixel) {
 
 struct wlr_texture *
 create_message_texture(const char *string, const struct cg_output *output) {
-	const int PADDING = 2;
-	const int MESSAGE_HEIGHT = 17 + 2 * PADDING;
+	const int WIDTH_PADDING = 8;
+	const int HEIGHT_PADDING = 2;
 	const char *font = "pango:Monospace 10";
 
 	struct wlr_texture *texture;
 	double scale = output->wlr_output->scale;
 	int width = 0;
-	int height = MESSAGE_HEIGHT * scale;
+	int height = 0;
 
 	// We must use a non-nil cairo_t for cairo_set_font_options to work.
 	// Therefore, we cannot use cairo_create(NULL).
@@ -59,8 +60,9 @@ create_message_texture(const char *string, const struct cg_output *output) {
 	cairo_font_options_set_subpixel_order(
 	    fo, to_cairo_subpixel_order(output->wlr_output->subpixel));
 	cairo_set_font_options(c, fo);
-	get_text_size(c, font, &width, NULL, NULL, scale, "%s", string);
-	width += 2 * PADDING;
+	get_text_size(c, font, &width, &height, NULL, scale, "%s", string);
+	width += 2 * WIDTH_PADDING;
+	height += 2 * HEIGHT_PADDING;
 	cairo_surface_destroy(dummy_surface);
 	cairo_destroy(c);
 
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ create_message_texture(const char *string, const struct cg_output *output) {
 	cairo_set_line_width(cairo, 2);
 	cairo_rectangle(cairo, 0, 0, width, height);
 	cairo_stroke(cairo);
-	cairo_move_to(cairo, PADDING, PADDING);
+	cairo_move_to(cairo, WIDTH_PADDING, HEIGHT_PADDING);
 
 	pango_printf(cairo, font, scale, "%s", string);
 
@@ -149,17 +151,14 @@ message_set_output(struct cg_output *output, const char *string,
 
 void
 message_printf(struct cg_output *output, const char *fmt, ...) {
-	uint16_t buf_len = 256;
-	char *buffer = (char *)malloc(buf_len * sizeof(char));
+	va_list ap;
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	char *buffer = malloc_vsprintf_va_list(fmt,ap);
+	va_end(ap);
 	if(buffer == NULL) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to allocate buffer in message_printf");
 		return;
 	}
-	va_list ap;
-
-	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	vsnprintf(buffer, buf_len, fmt, ap);
-	va_end(ap);
 
 	struct wlr_box *box = malloc(sizeof(struct wlr_box));
 	if(box == NULL) {
diff --git a/pango.c b/pango.c
index c1ca414..e9d04d3 100644
--- a/pango.c
+++ b/pango.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ get_pango_layout(cairo_t *cairo, const char *font, const char *text,
 	pango_attr_list_insert(attrs, pango_attr_scale_new(scale));
 	PangoFontDescription *desc = pango_font_description_from_string(font);
 	pango_layout_set_font_description(layout, desc);
-	pango_layout_set_single_paragraph_mode(layout, 1);
+	pango_layout_set_single_paragraph_mode(layout, false);
 	pango_layout_set_attributes(layout, attrs);
 	pango_attr_list_unref(attrs);
 	pango_font_description_free(desc);
diff --git a/parse.c b/parse.c
index f38f761..4bbf72d 100644
--- a/parse.c
+++ b/parse.c
@@ -11,23 +11,13 @@
 #include "output.h"
 #include "parse.h"
 #include "server.h"
-
-char *
-malloc_vsprintf(const char *fmt, va_list ap) {
-	va_list ap2;
-	va_copy(ap2, ap);
-	int len = vsnprintf(NULL, 0, fmt, ap);
-	char *ret = malloc(sizeof(char) * (len + 1));
-	vsnprintf(ret, len + 1, fmt, ap2);
-	va_end(ap2);
-	return ret;
-}
+#include "util.h"
 
 char *
 log_error(const char *fmt, ...) {
 	va_list args;
 	va_start(args, fmt);
-	char *ret = malloc_vsprintf(fmt, args);
+	char *ret = malloc_vsprintf_va_list(fmt, args);
 	if(ret != NULL) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "%s", ret);
 	}
@@ -631,6 +621,8 @@ parse_command(struct cg_server *server, struct keybinding *keybinding,
 		keybinding->action = KEYBINDING_SPLIT_HORIZONTAL;
 	} else if(strcmp(action, "quit") == 0) {
 		keybinding->action = KEYBINDING_QUIT;
+	} else if(strcmp(action, "show_info") == 0) {
+		keybinding->action = KEYBINDING_SHOW_INFO;
 	} else if(strcmp(action, "close") == 0) {
 		keybinding->action = KEYBINDING_CLOSE_VIEW;
 	} else if(strcmp(action, "focus") == 0) {
diff --git a/parse.h b/parse.h
index ba1b2e8..798d732 100644
--- a/parse.h
+++ b/parse.h
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@
 
 #define MAX_LINE_SIZE 256
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+
 struct cg_server;
 
 int
 parse_rc_line(struct cg_server *server, char *line, char **errstr);
+char *
+parse_malloc_vsprintf(const char *fmt, ...);
+char *
+parse_malloc_vsprintf_va_list(const char *fmt, va_list list);
 
 #endif /* end of include guard PARSE_H */
diff --git a/server.c b/server.c
index c82296f..b69f6dd 100644
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@
 
 #define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200809L
 
+
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <wayland-server-core.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_box.h>
+#include <wlr/types/wlr_output.h>
 
 #include "server.h"
+#include "input_manager.h"
+#include "output.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 void
 display_terminate(struct cg_server *server) {
@@ -35,3 +41,33 @@ get_mode_index_from_name(char *const *modes, const char *mode_name) {
 	}
 	return -1;
 }
+
+char *
+server_show_info(struct cg_server *server) {
+	char *output_str=strdup(""), *output_str_tmp;
+	struct cg_output *output;
+	wl_list_for_each(output, &server->outputs, link) {
+		if(!output_str) {
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		output_str_tmp=output_str;
+		output_str=malloc_vsprintf("%s\t * %s\n",output_str, output->wlr_output->name);
+		free(output_str_tmp);
+	}
+	char *input_str=strdup(""), *input_str_tmp;
+	struct cg_input_device *input;
+	wl_list_for_each(input, &server->input->devices, link) {
+		if(!input_str) {
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		input_str_tmp=input_str;
+		if(strcmp(input->identifier,"") != 0) {
+			input_str=malloc_vsprintf("%s\t * H:%s\n",input_str, input->identifier);
+		}
+		free(input_str_tmp);
+	}
+	char *ret=malloc_vsprintf("Outputs:\n%sInputs:\n%s",output_str,input_str);
+	free(output_str);
+	free(input_str);
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/server.h b/server.h
index 79bb408..9ee21e1 100644
--- a/server.h
+++ b/server.h
@@ -61,5 +61,7 @@ void
 display_terminate(struct cg_server *server);
 int
 get_mode_index_from_name(char *const *modes, const char *mode_name);
+char *
+server_show_info(struct cg_server *server);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index a877092..b74a589 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_box.h>
 
 #include "util.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 int
 scale_length(int length, int offset, double scale) {
@@ -33,3 +34,24 @@ scale_box(struct wlr_box *box, double scale) {
 	box->x = (int)round(box->x * scale);
 	box->y = (int)round(box->y * scale);
 }
+
+char *
+malloc_vsprintf_va_list(const char *fmt, va_list ap) {
+	va_list ap2;
+	va_copy(ap2, ap);
+	int len = vsnprintf(NULL, 0, fmt, ap);
+	char *ret = malloc(sizeof(char) * (len + 1));
+	vsnprintf(ret, len + 1, fmt, ap2);
+	va_end(ap2);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+char *
+malloc_vsprintf(const char *fmt, ...) {
+	va_list args;
+	va_start(args,fmt);
+	char *ret=malloc_vsprintf_va_list(fmt,args);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index 8ddc7be..01e403e 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef CG_UTIL_H
 #define CG_UTIL_H
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+
 struct wlr_box;
 
 /** Apply scale to a width or height. */
@@ -10,4 +12,9 @@ scale_length(int length, int offset, double scale);
 void
 scale_box(struct wlr_box *box, double scale);
 
+char *
+malloc_vsprintf(const char *fmt, ...);
+char *
+malloc_vsprintf_va_list(const char *fmt, va_list list);
+
 #endif