diff --git a/reset_template.m b/reset_template.m
index 98cad1a..df33e93 100644
--- a/reset_template.m
+++ b/reset_template.m
@@ -1,76 +1,73 @@
-function [] = reset_template()
-% Define the paths for CHANGELOG.md, version.txt, and README.md
-changelogPath = fullfile(pwd, 'CHANGELOG.md');
-versionPath = fullfile(pwd, 'version.txt');
-readmePath = fullfile(pwd, 'README.md');
-
-% Reset the content of CHANGELOG.md
-fid = fopen(changelogPath, 'w');
-if fid ~= -1
-    fclose(fid);
-    fprintf('CHANGELOG.md has been reset.\n');
-else
-    error('Could not open CHANGELOG.md for writing.');
+function [] = reset_template(year,full_name,self_delete)
+arguments
+    year (1,1) int32
+    full_name char
+    self_delete (1,1) logical = true;
 end
 
-% Write "0.0.1" to version.txt
-fid = fopen(versionPath, 'w');
-if fid ~= -1
-    fprintf(fid, '0.0.1\n');
-    fclose(fid);
-    fprintf('version has been set to "0.0.1".\n');
-else
-    error('Could not open version.txt for writing.');
-end
+% Reset MATLAB code examples
+reset_file('main.m','function varargout = main(varargin)\nend\n');
+rmdir('src','s');
+mkdir('src');
 
-% Reset the content of README.md
-fid = fopen(readmePath, 'w');
-if fid ~= -1
-    fprintf(fid, '# README\n\n');
-    fprintf(fid, '![MATLAB checks](../../actions/workflows/matlab-ci.yml/badge.svg)\n');
-    fclose(fid);
-    fprintf('README.md has been reset.\n');
-else
-    error('Could not open README.md for writing.');
-end
+% Reset repository files
+reset_file('CHANGELOG.md');
+reset_file('version.txt', '0.0.1\n');
+reset_file('README.md', ['# README\n\n',...
+                         '![MATLAB checks](../../actions/workflows/matlab-ci.yml/badge.svg)\n']);
 
-% Delete unneeded workflow file
 syncMirrorWorkflowPath = fullfile(pwd, '.github/workflows/sync-mirror.yml');
 delete(syncMirrorWorkflowPath)
 
-% Create a figure for the UI
-hFig = figure('Name', 'Licenses to Keep', 'Position', [300, 300, 300, 150], 'MenuBar', 'none', 'NumberTitle', 'off');
-
-% Create checkboxes for MIT and APACHE 2.0 licenses
-mitCheckbox = uicontrol('Style', 'checkbox', 'String', 'MIT License', 'Position', [50, 80, 100, 30]);
-apacheCheckbox = uicontrol('Style', 'checkbox', 'String', 'Apache 2.0 License', 'Position', [50, 50, 150, 30]);
-
-% Create Confirm button
-uicontrol('Style', 'pushbutton', 'String', 'Confirm', 'Position', [100, 20, 100, 30], 'Callback', @confirmCallback);
-
-% Callback function for the Confirm button
-    function confirmCallback(~, ~)
-        % Determine the selected licenses
-        mitSelected = get(mitCheckbox, 'Value');
-        apacheSelected = get(apacheCheckbox, 'Value');
-
-        % Define the license file paths
-        mitLicensePath = fullfile(pwd, 'LICENSE-MIT');
-        apacheLicensePath = fullfile(pwd, 'LICENSE-APACHE');
-
-        % Delete the LICENSE-MIT file if MIT is not selected
-        if ~mitSelected && exist(mitLicensePath, 'file')
-            delete(mitLicensePath);
-            fprintf('LICENSE-MIT has been deleted.\n');
-        end
-
-        % Delete the LICENSE-APACHE file if Apache 2.0 is not selected
-        if ~apacheSelected && exist(apacheLicensePath, 'file')
-            delete(apacheLicensePath);
-            fprintf('LICENSE-APACHE has been deleted.\n');
-        end
-
-        % Close the figure after confirmation
-        close(hFig);
-    end
+% Set license details
+set_license('LICENSE',year,full_name);
+
+if ~self_delete
+    return;
+end
+
+% self-delete template resetter
+this_file = mfilename();
+delete(which(this_file));
+
+end
+
+function reset_file(name,lines)
+arguments
+    name char
+    lines char = ''
+end
+
+full_file = fullfile(pwd, name);
+[fid, err_msg] = fopen(full_file, 'w');
+
+if fid == -1
+    error(['Could not open ', name,' for writing: ',err_msg]);
 end
+
+fprintf(fid, lines);
+fclose(fid);
+fprintf([name, ' has been reset.\n']);
+end
+
+
+function set_license(file_name,year,full_name)
+full_file = fullfile(pwd, file_name);
+
+[fid, err_msg] = fopen(full_file,'r');
+if fid == -1
+    error(['Could not open ', name,' for reading: ',err_msg]);
+end
+license_text=fread(fid,'*char')';
+fclose(fid);
+
+upd_license_text = regexprep(license_text,'Copyright \(c\) (.*?)\n', ['Copyright (c) ',num2str(year),', ', full_name,'\n']);
+
+[fid, err_msg] = fopen(full_file,'w');
+if fid == -1
+    error(['Could not open ', name,' for writing: ',err_msg]);
+end
+fprintf(fid,'%s',upd_license_text);
+fclose(fid);
+end
+