Microsoft Visual Studio gives special treatment to a README.txt file found in a NuGet package’s root directory. If README.txt is present in this folder, Visual Studio displays its contents when the package is directly installed (vs. when it is installed as a dependency).

This sounds like a great way to display notes and examples to the developer getting ready to use your package—but how do you get a readme file copied from your project into the package during the packaging process? Continue reading →