title: How to open existing C++ project with Eclipse?
body: <p>I have two projects in C++ that I need to run and build both in Windows and Linux.
  We are using Microsoft TFS for source control.</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>For windows we are using Visual Studio.</li>
  <li>For Linux we are using Eclipse. (I don't have much experience with Eclipse)</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I had managed to configure and build properly the projects in both platforms.</p>
  
  <p>I checked in TFS the <strong>.cproject</strong> and <strong>.project</strong> from eclipse, so I can use it in another computer.</p>
  
  <p>Now I am trying to get the projects in another Linux computer and I don't know how to do it.</p>
  
  <p>I tried following <a href="http://agile.csc.ncsu.edu/SEMaterials/tutorials/import_export/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this instructions</a>, but I don't have my source code zipped.</p>
  
  <p>Other places like <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/11620730/752842">here</a> suggest creating a new project.</p>
  
  <p>Isn't there a way to open an existing project in Eclipse similar to Visual Studio? </p>
  
  <p>Do I have to create a new project? If so, how can I keep the configurations I did to be able to build the project so other developer can use them?</p>