diff --git a/src/dragonglass/dragonglass.py b/src/dragonglass/dragonglass.py
index de938a6..bc29071 100644
--- a/src/dragonglass/dragonglass.py
+++ b/src/dragonglass/dragonglass.py
@@ -14,18 +14,20 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from .config import Context
 from .mparse import create_markdown_parser
-from .style import write_default_stylesheet
-from .template import create_template_environment, template_vars
+from .style import write_default_stylesheet, print_stylesheet as do_print_stylesheet
+from .template import create_template_environment, template_vars, print_default as do_print_default
 from .tree import SourceIndex, generate_list
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # The command line parser
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog='dragonglass')
-parser.add_argument('source_dir', help='Source directory (Obsidian vault) for the conversion.')
-parser.add_argument('dest_dir', help='Destination directory for the conversion.')
+parser.add_argument('source_dir', nargs='?', help='Source directory (Obsidian vault) for the conversion.')
+parser.add_argument('dest_dir', nargs='?', help='Destination directory for the conversion.')
 parser.add_argument('-C', '--config', help='Specifies an alternate name for the configuration file.')
 parser.add_argument('-D', '--debug', action='store_true', help='Enables debug logging')
+parser.add_argument('--print-default', action='store_true', help='Prints out the default template and exits.')
+parser.add_argument('--print-stylesheet', action='store_true', help='Prints out the default stylesheet and exits.')
 parser.add_argument('--dump', action='store_true', help='Dumps the parsed data before writing the destination')
 
 
@@ -45,6 +47,23 @@ def main() -> int:
             logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 
         context = Context()
+
+        if args.print_default:
+            do_print_default()
+            return 0
+
+        if args.print_stylesheet:
+            do_print_stylesheet(context, create_template_environment(context))
+            return 0
+
+        if not args.source_dir:
+            logger.error('source directory not specified')
+            return 1
+
+        if not args.dest_dir:
+            logger.error('destination directory not specified')
+            return 1
+
         context.source_dir = Path(args.source_dir).resolve()
         if not (context.source_dir.exists() and context.source_dir.is_dir()):
             logger.error(f"{context.source_dir} is not a valid directory")
diff --git a/src/dragonglass/style.py b/src/dragonglass/style.py
index 9e8d626..a4f7c66 100644
--- a/src/dragonglass/style.py
+++ b/src/dragonglass/style.py
@@ -230,6 +230,28 @@ span.linenos.special { color: #000000; background-color: #ffffc0; padding-left:
 """
 
 
+def render_stylesheet(ctxt: Context, tenv: Environment) -> str:
+    """
+    Renders the default stylesheet data as a string.
+
+    Args:
+        ctxt (Context): The context for the operation, which includes the configuration.
+        tenv (Environment): Template engine used to render the default stylesheet data.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The default stylesheet data.
+    """
+    vars = {}
+
+    # Fill in all the class names as variables.
+    for n in KNOWN_CLASSNAMES:
+        vname = n.replace("-", '_')
+        vars[vname] = ctxt.get_classname(n)
+
+    tmpl = tenv.from_string(STYLESHEET_DATA)
+    return tmpl.render(vars)
+
+
 def write_default_stylesheet(ctxt: Context, tenv: Environment, dest_dir: Path) -> None:
     """
     Writes the default stylesheet data to the destination directory.
@@ -239,15 +261,18 @@ def write_default_stylesheet(ctxt: Context, tenv: Environment, dest_dir: Path) -
         tenv (Environment): Template engine used to render the default stylesheet data.
         dest_dir (Path): The destination directory to write the stylesheet to.
     """
-    vars = {}
-
-    # Fill in all the class names as variables.
-    for n in KNOWN_CLASSNAMES:
-        vname = n.replace("-", '_')
-        vars[vname] = ctxt.get_classname(n)
-
     to_file = dest_dir / ctxt.default_stylesheet
-    tmpl = tenv.from_string(STYLESHEET_DATA)
-    data = tmpl.render(vars)
+    data = render_stylesheet(ctxt, tenv)
     with to_file.open("wt") as f:
         f.write(data)
+
+
+def print_stylesheet(ctxt: Context, tenv: Environment) -> None:
+    """
+    Prints out the default stylesheet.
+
+    Args:
+        ctxt (Context): The context for the operation, which includes the configuration.
+        tenv (Environment): Template engine used to render the default stylesheet data.
+    """
+    print(render_stylesheet(ctxt, tenv))
diff --git a/src/dragonglass/template.py b/src/dragonglass/template.py
index 1549e58..c67d866 100644
--- a/src/dragonglass/template.py
+++ b/src/dragonglass/template.py
@@ -58,10 +58,11 @@ def _create_loader(ctxt: Context) -> BaseLoader:
     Returns:
         BaseLoader: A loader to be passed to the template engine.
     """
-    return ChoiceLoader([
-        FileSystemLoader(ctxt.template_dir),
-        FunctionLoader(lambda n: DEFAULT_TEMPLATE if n == DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_NAME else None)
-    ])
+    choices = []
+    if ctxt.source_dir:
+        choices.append(FileSystemLoader(ctxt.template_dir))
+    choices.append(FunctionLoader(lambda n: DEFAULT_TEMPLATE if n == DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_NAME else None))
+    return ChoiceLoader(choices)
 
 
 def create_template_environment(ctxt: Context) -> Environment:
@@ -115,3 +116,8 @@ def template_vars(node: SourceNode, ctxt: Context) -> dict[str, Any]:
         pass
 
     return tvars
+
+
+def print_default() -> None:
+    """Prints out the default template."""
+    print(DEFAULT_TEMPLATE)