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+# Patricks tolle nix templates
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+
+## Templates available
+
+### `default`
+Basic template utilizing direnv and devshell to setup a development environment
+#### Files
+- `devshell.nix` nix file declaring the development shell
+    - This is the file you most likely want to change
+