diff --git a/example_package/config.yml b/example_package/config.yml
index 4b34596a..6af5ff88 100644
--- a/example_package/config.yml
+++ b/example_package/config.yml
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ override_limits:
 # Each language can have different extra arguments.
 
 # extra_compilation_args:
-#   cpp: 'abclib.cpp'
+#   cpp: '__ID__lib.cpp'
 
 # The arguments can also be in an array:
 
 # extra_compilation_args:
 #   cpp:
-#     - 'abclib.cpp'
-#     - 'abclib2.cpp'
+#     - '__ID__lib.cpp'
+#     - '__ID__lib2.cpp'
 
 # Additional files used in compilation can be defined in `extra_compilation_files` key.
 # They are copied to the directory where the source code is compiled.
 # All languages have the same additional files.
 
-# extra_compilation_files: ['abclib.cpp', 'abclib.py']
+# extra_compilation_files: ['__ID__lib.cpp', '__ID__lib.py']
 
 
 ### Keys used by sinol-make:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ override_limits:
 # The names of files in `prog/`, `doc/`, `in/` and `out/` directories have to start with this task id.
 # This key is only used by `sinol-make`: running `sinol-make export` creates
 # an archive with the proper name, which sio2 uses as the task id.
-sinol_task_id: abc
+sinol_task_id: __ID__
 
 # sinol-make can behave differently depending on the value of `sinol_contest_type` key.
 # Mainly, it affects how points are calculated.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ sinol_contest_type: oi
 # You can specify which tests are static (handwritten). This allows sinol-make to differentiate between
 # old and handwritten tests. If this key is not present old tests won't be removed.
 # This key is optional and should be a list of tests.
-sinol_static_tests: ["abc0.in", "abc0a.in"]
+sinol_static_tests: ["__ID__0.in", "__ID__0a.in"]
 
 # sinol-make can check if the solutions run as expected when using `run` command.
 # Key `sinol_expected_scores` defines expected scores for each solution on each tests.
diff --git a/example_package/prog/abc.cpp b/example_package/prog/__ID__.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from example_package/prog/abc.cpp
rename to example_package/prog/__ID__.cpp
diff --git a/example_package/prog/abcingen.cpp b/example_package/prog/__ID__ingen.cpp
similarity index 86%
rename from example_package/prog/abcingen.cpp
rename to example_package/prog/__ID__ingen.cpp
index b5a0f7db..8b5d2174 100644
--- a/example_package/prog/abcingen.cpp
+++ b/example_package/prog/__ID__ingen.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 // Change this function to generate one test for stresstesting.
-// The script prog/abcingen.sh in 10 seconds generates
+// The script prog/__ID__ingen.sh in 10 seconds generates
 // as much tests as possible and compares the outputs
 // of the model solution and brute solution.
 // The tests shouldn't be very big, but should be able to cover edge cases.
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ void generate_one_stresstest(oi::Random &rng) {
 }
 
 // Change this function to create a test with the given name.
-// The lists of tests to generate needs to be written in prog/abcingen.sh
+// The lists of tests to generate needs to be written in prog/__ID__ingen.sh
 void generate_proper_test(string test_name, oi::Random &rng) {
     if (test_name == "0a")
         cout << "0 1" << endl;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         return 0;
     }
     if (argc != 2) {
-        cerr << "Run prog/abcingen.sh to stresstest and create proper tests." << endl;
+        cerr << "Run prog/__ID__ingen.sh to stresstest and create proper tests." << endl;
         exit(1);
     }
     string test_name = argv[1];
diff --git a/example_package/prog/abcingen.sh b/example_package/prog/__ID__ingen.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from example_package/prog/abcingen.sh
rename to example_package/prog/__ID__ingen.sh
diff --git a/example_package/prog/abcinwer.cpp b/example_package/prog/__ID__inwer.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from example_package/prog/abcinwer.cpp
rename to example_package/prog/__ID__inwer.sh
diff --git a/example_package/prog/abcs.cpp b/example_package/prog/__ID__s.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from example_package/prog/abcs.cpp
rename to example_package/prog/__ID__s.cpp
diff --git a/src/sinol_make/commands/init/__init__.py b/src/sinol_make/commands/init/__init__.py
index 6b281078..51f6277b 100644
--- a/src/sinol_make/commands/init/__init__.py
+++ b/src/sinol_make/commands/init/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
     Class for "init"
     """
 
+    TEMPLATE_ID='__ID__'
+    DEFAULT_TEMPLATE = 'https://github.com/sio2project/sinol-make.git'
+    DEFAULT_SUBDIR = 'example_package'
+
     def get_name(self):
         return "init"
 
@@ -23,21 +27,35 @@ def configure_subparser(self, subparser: argparse.ArgumentParser):
             description='Create package from predefined template with given id.'
         )
         parser.add_argument('task_id', type=str, help='id of the task to create')
-        parser.add_argument('directory', type=str, nargs='?',
+        parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', type=str,
             help='destination directory to copy the template into, defaults to task_id')
         parser.add_argument('-f', '--force', action='store_true',
             help='overwrite files in destination directory if they already exist')
+        parser.add_argument('-t', '--template', nargs='+', default=[self.DEFAULT_TEMPLATE, self.DEFAULT_SUBDIR],
+            help='specify template repository or directory, optionally subdirectory after space'
+                f' (default: {self.DEFAULT_TEMPLATE} {self.DEFAULT_SUBDIR})')
+        parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true')
         return parser
 
     def download_template(self):
-        repo = 'https://github.com/sio2project/sinol-make.git'
-        package_dir = 'sinol-make/example_package'
+        template = self.template[0]
+        subdir = self.template[1] if len(self.template) > 1 else ''
+
         self.used_tmpdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
         tmp_dir = self.used_tmpdir.name
-        ret = subprocess.run(['git', 'clone', '-q', '--depth', '1', repo], cwd=tmp_dir)
-        if ret.returncode != 0:
-            util.exit_with_error("Could not access repository. Please try again.")
-        path = os.path.join(tmp_dir, package_dir)
+
+        is_url = template.startswith("https://") or template.startswith("git@")
+        print(('Cloning' if is_url else 'Copying') + ' template ' +
+            (f'{subdir} from {template}' if subdir else f'{template}'))
+        if is_url:
+            ret = subprocess.run(['git', 'clone', '-v' if self.verbose else '-q', '--depth', '1', template, tmp_dir])
+            if ret.returncode != 0:
+                util.exit_with_error("Could not access repository. Please try again.")
+            path = os.path.join(tmp_dir, subdir)
+        else:
+            path = os.path.join(tmp_dir, 'template')
+            shutil.copytree(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), template, subdir), path)
+
         if os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, '.git')):
             shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(path, '.git'))
         return path
@@ -55,22 +73,31 @@ def move_folder(self):
                         raise
             for file in files:
                 dest_filename = file
-                if file[:3] == 'abc':
-                    dest_filename = self.task_id + file[3:]
+                if file[:len(self.TEMPLATE_ID)] == self.TEMPLATE_ID:
+                    dest_filename = self.task_id + file[len(self.TEMPLATE_ID):]
                 shutil.move(os.path.join(root, file), os.path.join(mapping[root], dest_filename))
 
-    def update_config(self):
-        with open(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'config.yml')) as config:
-            config_data = config.read()
-        config_data = config_data.replace('sinol_task_id: abc', f'sinol_task_id: {self.task_id}')
+    def update_task_id(self):
+        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(os.getcwd()):
+            for file in files:
+                path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), root, file)
+                with open(path) as file:
+                    try:
+                        file_data = file.read()
+                    except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                        # ignore non-text files
+                        continue
+                file_data = file_data.replace(self.TEMPLATE_ID, self.task_id)
 
-        with open(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'config.yml'), 'w') as config:
-            config.write(config_data)
+                with open(path, 'w') as file:
+                    file.write(file_data)
 
     def run(self, args: argparse.Namespace):
         self.task_id = args.task_id
         self.force = args.force
-        destination = args.directory or self.task_id
+        self.template = args.template
+        self.verbose = args.verbose
+        destination = args.output or self.task_id
         if not os.path.isabs(destination):
             destination = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), destination)
         try:
@@ -80,13 +107,17 @@ def run(self, args: argparse.Namespace):
                 util.exit_with_error(f"Destination {destination} already exists. "
                                      f"Provide a different task id or directory name, "
                                      f"or use the --force flag to overwrite.")
-        os.chdir(destination)
+        try:
+            self.template_dir = self.download_template()
 
-        self.template_dir = self.download_template()
+            os.chdir(destination)
 
-        self.move_folder()
-        self.update_config()
+            self.move_folder()
+            self.update_task_id()
 
-        self.used_tmpdir.cleanup()
+            self.used_tmpdir.cleanup()
 
-        print(util.info(f'Successfully created task "{self.task_id}"'))
+            print(util.info(f'Successfully created task "{self.task_id}"'))
+        except:
+            shutil.rmtree(destination)
+            raise