How to add a Project (.csproj) to Solution (.sln) under a Solution Folder using dotnet CLI (command line)?

Question

I am trying to add a csproj to a sln using dotnet sln command line.

Adding the project is easily achievable using the below command.

  dotnet sln todo.sln add todo-app/todo-app.csproj

But how do I add the same under a Solution Folder

Suraj · Answer 1 · 2018-11-07T11:16:05.947

45

Please try below code to add project to a solution from projects sub folder

dotnet sln ../todo.sln add todo-app.csproj

edited Nov 07 '18 at 11:16

answered Nov 07 '18 at 11:02

Suraj

6

tool tip of add a comment link says to avoid answering questions in comments. – Suraj Nov 07 '18 at 11:33

score 25 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 03 '19 at 17:26

25

As of .NET Core 3 (preview, test with 3.0.100-preview7-X)

dotnet sln solution.sln add --solution-folder foo1\foo2\foo3 bar.csproj

It creates a nested hierarchy as of

solution.sln
|
└───foo1
│   │
│   └───foo2
│       │
│       └───foo3
│            │   bar
│            │   ...

answered Aug 03 '19 at 17:26

Eric Liu

1

This is the only correct answer here, OP asked to add project under a specific _solution folder_ – Monsieur Merso Nov 24 '22 at 08:50

score 17 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 15 '21 at 09:53

17

Follow these steps:

Example: If your name of the solution file would be "MyProject.sln" and the csproj is in same path then

edited Sep 15 '21 at 09:53

answered Apr 29 '21 at 10:53

Sudip Ghosh

I like this answer because it omits the optional explicit providing of name of .sln file – Nov 13 '21 at 19:40

AliReza Sabouri · Answer 4 · 2022-10-09T18:04:29.143

9

If you're using PowerShell or bash the below command is handy:

dotnet sln path_to_solution.sln add (ls -r **/*.csproj)

or simply:

dotnet sln add (ls -r **/*.csproj)

edited Oct 09 '22 at 18:04

answered Oct 08 '22 at 19:16

AliReza Sabouri

2

also try `$ dotnet sln add $(ls -r **/*.csproj)` when using zsh – Yos Nov 04 '22 at 16:01

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