This is a command-line tool to recursively add files to a VC++ project.
It takes in a list of folders to add, a project file, and recursively syncs the files to the project.
New files are added, while missing files are pruned.
It appends all changes to a new ItemGroup in the project file, so that git diffs are more manageable.
It works both on .vcxproj and .vcxproj.filters.
If a file was manually moved under a particular filter, then it will not be touched, unless the file itself has been moved.
All paths are written relative to the project file.
add-to-vcxproj [--help] --add [<paths>...] --to <project>
--add, -d [<paths>...]
Add a directory.
--to <project> VC++ Project file (project.vcxproj.filters)
--help display this list of options.
add-to-vcxproj --add src --to node.vcxproj
add-to-vcxproj --add src --to node.vcxproj.filters
For multiple folders, repeat the --add argument:
add-to-vcxproj --add src --add lib --to node.vcxproj
Since a sync is performed, it is safe to repeatedly execute this command.
The easiest way to install this as a dotnet cli global tool is to clone this repo, and run install.ps1