diff --git a/templates/pastey.sh b/templates/pastey.sh
index c509998..d989825 100755
--- a/templates/pastey.sh
+++ b/templates/pastey.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,228 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# Install this script into your PATH and chmod +x
-# Usage example:
-# $ cat /var/log/nginx.log | pastey
+# c-basic-offset: 4; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: t
+# vi: set shiftwidth=4 tabstop=4 noexpandtab:
+# :indentSize=4:tabSize=4:noTabs=false:
 
-if ! command -v curl &> /dev/null ; then
-    echo "Please install curl to use this script"
-    exit 1
-fi
+# script framework based on https://betterdev.blog/minimal-safe-bash-script-template/
+# initially adapted and written by Serge van Ginderachter <serge@vanginderachter.be>
 
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+#execute=(echo popo)trap cleanup SIGINT SIGTERM ERR EXIT
+
+script_dir=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd -P)
+
+# your custom endpoint
 PASTEY_ENDPOINT="{{ endpoint }}"
-PASTEY_CONTENT=$(</dev/stdin)
 
-# Submit paste
-PASTEY_LINK=$(curl -s -X POST -H "Content-Type: text/plain" --data "${PASTEY_CONTENT}" "${PASTEY_ENDPOINT}")
+#
+## functions
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<-EOF
+	Usage: $(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}") [-h] [-v] [-f] -p param_value arg1 [arg2...]
+
+	Script description here.
+
+	Available options:
+
+	-h, --help      Print this help and exit
+	-v, --verbose   Print script debug info
+	-c, --content   Pass the content of the paste in a simple argument
+	-e, --encrypt   Encrypt the paste content
+	-f, --file		Read the content from this file. If file is "-", read from stdin
+	-s, --single    Create a paste that expires after the first view
+	-t, --title     Set the title of the paste
+	-x, --expiration
+					Set the time in hours after which the paste expires
+
+	--              Stop further option parsing
+					Arguments passed after the -- option are evaluated
+					as a command, and that command's output is pasted.
+					The full command is used a the title.
+
+	If zero arguments are passed,
+	or none of --content, --file or -- are passed,
+	content is read from stdin.
+
+	EOF
+  exit
+}
+
+cleanup() {
+  trap - SIGINT SIGTERM ERR EXIT
+  msg "Some unhandled error happened.\n"
+  usage
+}
+
+msg() {
+  echo >&2 -e "${1-}"
+}
+
+die() {
+  local msg=$1
+  local code=${2-1} # default exit status 1
+  msg "$msg\n"
+  exit "$code"
+}
+
+parse_params() {
+	# check required params and arguments
+
+
+	expiration=
+	content=
+	title=
+	file=
+	single=
+	encrypt=
+
+	while (( "$#" ))
+    do
+        case "${1-}" in
+
+            -h | --help)
+                usage
+                ;;
+
+            -v | --verbose)
+                set -x
+                ;;
+
+            -t | --title)
+                shift || :
+                title="${1}"
+                shift || :
+                ;;
+
+            -c | --content)
+                shift || :
+                content="${1}"
+                shift || :
+                ;;
+
+            -f | --file)
+                shift || :
+				file="${1}"
+                shift || :
+                ;;
+            -x | --expiration)
+                shift || :
+                expiration="${1}"
+                shift || :
+                ;;
+
+            -s | --single)
+                shift || :
+                single="-F single="
+                ;;
+
+            -e | --encrypt)
+                shift || :
+                encrypt="-F encrypt="
+                ;;
+
+            --)
+                shift || :
+				execute=($*)
+				shift $#
+				;;
+
+            -?*)
+                die "Unknown option: $1"
+                shift || :
+                ;;
+
+            *)
+                if [[ -n "${1:-}" ]]
+                then
+                    die "Unknown parameter: $1"
+                fi
+                ;;
+
+        esac
+    done
+
+}
+
+parse_options(){
+
+	# warn if both single and expiration are set
+    if [[ -n "${expiration}" ]] && [[ -n "${single}" ]]
+    then
+        die "option -x|--expiration and -s|--single are mutually exclusive"
+    fi
+
+	# warn if more than 1 source
+    if [[ -n "${content}"    && -n "${file}" ]] ||
+       [[ -n "${content}"    && -n "${execute[*]}" ]] ||
+       [[ -n "${execute[*]}" && -n "${file}" ]]
+    then
+        die "option -c|--content, -f|--file and -- <command> are mutually exclusive"
+    fi
+
+	if [[ -z "${content}" ]]
+	then
+		if [[ -n "${file}" ]]
+		then
+			if [[ ${file} = "-" ]]
+			then
+				content="$(</dev/stdin)"
+			elif [ -r ${file} ]
+			then
+				content="$(<${file})"
+			else
+				die "Could not read from ${file}"
+			fi
+		elif [[ -n "${execute[*]}" ]]
+		then
+			content="$( bash -c "${execute[*]}" 2>&1 ||: )"
+		else
+			content="$(</dev/stdin)"
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	# expiration needs to be set to disabled
+	if [ -z "${expiration}" ]
+	then
+		expiration="-1"
+	fi
+
+	# alternative titles if possible
+	if [ -z "${title}" ]
+	then
+		if [ -n "${file}" ]
+		then
+			title="${file}"
+		elif [ -n "${execute[*]}" ]
+		then
+			title="${execute[@]}"
+		fi
+	fi
+
+}
+
+
+# just do it now
+paste_it() {
+
+	curl \
+		-X POST \
+		-F "cli=" \
+		-F "title=${title}" \
+		-F "content=${content}" \
+		-F "expiration=${expiration}" \
+		${encrypt} ${single} \
+		${PASTEY_ENDPOINT}
+
+}
+
+## main execution
+
+parse_params $*
+parse_options
+paste_it
 
-# Print link
-echo "${PASTEY_LINK}"
+# exit cleanly
+trap - SIGINT SIGTERM ERR EXIT
+exit 0