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Clarify README docs for template_name and templates #1043

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### template_name

The name of the template to define. If a template by the name given is already present, it will be left unchanged, unless [template_overwrite](#template_overwrite) is set, in which case the template will be updated.
The name of the index template to create on fluentd startup. If a template by the name given is already present, it will be left unchanged, unless [template_overwrite](#template_overwrite) is set, in which case the template will be updated.
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This parameter along with template_file allow the plugin to behave similarly to Logstash (it installs a template at creation time) so that raw records are available. See [https://github.com/uken/fluent-plugin-elasticsearch/issues/33](https://github.com/uken/fluent-plugin-elasticsearch/issues/33).

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### templates

Specify index templates in form of hash. Can contain multiple templates.
Specify index templates (to be created on startup) in the form of a hash (accepts JSON dict). Can contain multiple templates.

```
templates { "template_name_1": "path_to_template_1_file", "template_name_2": "path_to_template_2_file"}
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