diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/main.go
index a855a14c..81d58b7e 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package list
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
@@ -23,34 +24,43 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	for _, profile := range profiles {
-		fmt.Printf("################################################################################\n")
-		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", "PROFILE NAME", "FIELD", "VALUE")
-		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "Id", profile.Id.Print())
-		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "Comment", profile.Comment.Print())
-		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "ClusterName", profile.ClusterName.Print())
+	if ShowAll {
+		for _, profile := range profiles {
+			fmt.Printf("################################################################################\n")
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", "PROFILE NAME", "FIELD", "VALUE")
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "Id", profile.Id.Print())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "Comment", profile.Comment.Print())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "ClusterName", profile.ClusterName.Print())
 
-		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "ContainerName", profile.ContainerName.Print())
-		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "KernelVersion", profile.KernelVersion.Print())
-		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "KernelArgs", profile.KernelArgs.Print())
-		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "Init", profile.Init.Print())
-		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "Root", profile.Root.Print())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "ContainerName", profile.ContainerName.Print())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "KernelVersion", profile.KernelVersion.Print())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "KernelArgs", profile.KernelArgs.Print())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "Init", profile.Init.Print())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "Root", profile.Root.Print())
 
-		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "RuntimeOverlay", profile.RuntimeOverlay.Print())
-		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "SystemOverlay", profile.SystemOverlay.Print())
-		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "Ipxe", profile.Ipxe.Print())
-		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "IpmiIpaddr", profile.IpmiIpaddr.Print())
-		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "IpmiNetmask", profile.IpmiNetmask.Print())
-		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "IpmiGateway", profile.IpmiGateway.Print())
-		fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "IpmiUserName", profile.IpmiUserName.Print())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "RuntimeOverlay", profile.RuntimeOverlay.Print())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "SystemOverlay", profile.SystemOverlay.Print())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "Ipxe", profile.Ipxe.Print())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "IpmiIpaddr", profile.IpmiIpaddr.Print())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "IpmiNetmask", profile.IpmiNetmask.Print())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "IpmiGateway", profile.IpmiGateway.Print())
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), "IpmiUserName", profile.IpmiUserName.Print())
 
-		for name, netdev := range profile.NetDevs {
-			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":IPADDR", netdev.Ipaddr.Print())
-			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":NETMASK", netdev.Netmask.Print())
-			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":GATEWAY", netdev.Gateway.Print())
-			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":HWADDR", netdev.Hwaddr.Print())
-			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":TYPE", netdev.Hwaddr.Print())
-			fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %t\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":DEFAULT", netdev.Default.PrintB())
+			for name, netdev := range profile.NetDevs {
+				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":IPADDR", netdev.Ipaddr.Print())
+				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":NETMASK", netdev.Netmask.Print())
+				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":GATEWAY", netdev.Gateway.Print())
+				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":HWADDR", netdev.Hwaddr.Print())
+				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %s\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":TYPE", netdev.Hwaddr.Print())
+				fmt.Printf("%-20s %-18s %t\n", profile.Id.Get(), name+":DEFAULT", netdev.Default.PrintB())
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("%-20s %s\n", "PROFILE NAME", "COMMENT/DESCRIPTION")
+		fmt.Println(strings.Repeat("=", 80))
+
+		for _, profile := range profiles {
+			fmt.Printf("%-20s %s\n", profile.Id.Print(), profile.Comment.Print())
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/root.go
index 5d055164..6c795ebb 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/profile/list/root.go
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@ var (
 		RunE:    CobraRunE,
 		Aliases: []string{"ls"},
 	}
+	ShowAll bool
 )
 
+func init() {
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&ShowAll, "all", "a", false, "Show all node configurations")
+}
+
 // GetRootCommand returns the root cobra.Command for the application.
 func GetCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	return baseCmd