How to include folders as link recursively in csproj files

Suppose we have a folder called dependencies with this structure:

 - dependencies
   - child-folder
     - file.txt
     - file2.txt
   - file3.txt

If you want to add the entire folder as link and preserve the directory structure, you can use this inside your .csproj file:

<ItemGroup>
    <None Include="..\dependencies\**\*">
      <Link>dependencies\%(RecursiveDir)/%(FileName)%(Extension)</Link>
      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
    </None>
</ItemGroup>

This will include dependencies folder inside your project along with all of its child folder and files.

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