diff --git a/py-template.py b/py-template.py
index 6583564..e7a7a13 100755
--- a/py-template.py
+++ b/py-template.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ __copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2013 Paul Schwanse"
 __license__ = "Python"
 
 
-
-import csv
 import os
 import shutil
 import sys
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
 
 # hier muesste man eigtl. die headline nur den "name" key rauspopeln
 
-def make_default_config(conffile):
+def make_default_config(conffile='config.cfg'):
     """
     Creates the basic but default configuration file.
     
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ def make_default_config(conffile):
         
     """
     
-    DEFAULT = dict(templatedir="~/templates",
+    DEFAULT = dict(templatedir="~/templates/",
                    prepre="pre-",
                    git=False)
     git = dict(sectionname="git",
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ def make_default_config(conffile):
     latexbeamer = dict(sectionname="latexbeamer",
                        directory="latex-beamer",
                        preambledir="latex-preambel",
-                       latexengine="lulatex",
+                       latexengine="lualatex",
                        preambel="%(prepre)s%(latexengine)s")
     
     sections=(git, latexbeamer)
@@ -99,6 +97,30 @@ def show_config(config, *secs):
     print line
     print "Attention! Default values are written here as well! Don't wonder!"
     
+def copy_template(config, template, outdir, verbose=False):
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    #print cwd
+    parameters = config.items(template)
+    directory = dict(parameters)['directory']
+    preambledir = dict(parameters)['preambledir']
+    latexengine = dict(parameters)['latexengine']
+    preamble = dict(parameters)['preambel']
+    sourcedir = dict(parameters)['templatedir']
+    sourcedir = os.path.expanduser(sourcedir)
+    source = shutil.abspath(sourcedir+directory)
+    print source
+    try:
+        shutil.copytree(sourcedir + directory, outdir)
+        message = "success"
+    except:
+        message = "uups"
+        pass
+            
+
+    
+    return message
+    
+    
 def init_parser():
     """Parse Command Line Options and Arguments"""
     parser = OptionParser()
@@ -125,6 +147,14 @@ def init_parser():
         help=u"shows current config. If an Argument if an argument, thus section, is supplied, list only section",
         default=False,
         action="store_true")
+        
+    parser.add_option(
+        "--outdir",
+        "-o",
+        dest="outdir",
+        help=u"set output directory to DIR",
+        default="./",
+        metavar="DIR")
     
     parser.add_option(
         "--verbose",
@@ -142,6 +172,7 @@ def main():
     
     #read command line options and arguemnts
     options,args = init_parser()
+    print type(options)
     
     #check if (the specified) config exists, otherwise: create one
     if options.makedefaultconf:
@@ -156,21 +187,28 @@ def main():
         if options.showconfig:
             show_config(config)
     except:
-        print "problems occured with conffile reading"
+        print "problems occured while reading configfile"
 
  
     #now look at the arguemnt what to do.
     # make sure there is only one
-    try:    
-        if len(args)>1:
-            print "Too many arguments! I cannot do that! Please provide one single templatething you want to have!"
-        elif len(args) == 0:
-            print "Not enough arguments :("
-        elif config.has_section(args[0]):
-            show_config(config, args[0])
-    except:
-        print "something went wrong"
-        pass
+    
+    if len(args)>1:
+        print "Too many arguments! I cannot do that! Please provide one single templatething you want to have!"
+    elif len(args) == 0:
+        print "Not enough arguments :("
+                  
+    if len(args)==1 & config.has_section(args[0]):
+        argument = args[0]
+        meldung = copy_template(config, argument, options.outdir, options.verbose)
+        print meldung
+        sys.exit()
+    else:
+        print "template unknown! The following templates can be used:" + config.sections()
+        sys.exit()
+
+
+    
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":