set up basic infrastructure for all templates

README.md

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-# nix_templates
+# Template-Flake
+This flake provides custom flake templates, while still letting you access the [official flake templates](https://github.com/NixOS/templates).
+It was inspired by [this blogpost](https://peppe.rs/posts/novice_nix:_flake_templates/).
 
-A set of useful Nix Flake templates
+## Installation
+Run
+```
+nix registry add templates ~/path/to/this/repository
+```
+This will override the default `template`-entry in the nix-registry.
+You will still be able to access the official templates *through* this template.
+
+## Usage
+```
+$ mkdir <projectName>
+$ cd <projectName>
+$ nix flake init -t templates#<nameOfTheTemplate>
+$ git init
+$ git add .
+```
+You will have to replace all occurances of `TEMPLATE_NAME` with your `<project_name>`.
+
+## Provided Templates

flake.nix

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+{
+  description = "My Flake templates";
+
+  inputs = {
+    official-templates.url = github:NixOS/templates;
+  };
+
+  outputs = { official-templates, ... }: rec {
+
+    templates = {
+    } // official-templates.templates;
+
+    defaultTemplate = templates.trivial;
+  };
+}