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CopyFilesToBuildOutputInProjectFile.md

This is a cheetsheet to copy files to output directory in a MSBuild project file.

For example, this will copy settings.json to output directory when the one in current folder is newer.

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  ...
  <ItemGroup>
    <!-- Build action is `None`, and the option for copy to output directory could be `Always` or `PreserveNewest` -->
    <None Include="./settings.json" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>
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