Merge pull request #2486 from nycdotnet/patch-1

Clarify that `#r` can reference system assemblies
dotnet · Dec 19, 2022 · 0ccc796 · 0ccc796
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diff --git a/docs/magic-commands.md b/docs/magic-commands.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The following magic commands are available within a C# language context.
 | Command                                 | Behavior                               
 |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------
 | `#i`                                    | Adds a NuGet source to the session. Subsequent `#r nuget` commands will include the specified source when resolving packages.
-| `#r`                                    | In C# Interactive, the `#r` directive adds a reference to a specified assembly, e.g. `#r "/path/to/a.dll"`.  In .NET Interactive, this capability has been expanded to provide the ability to reference NuGet packages.<br />![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/547415/81502691-362dae80-9294-11ea-94a4-266f4edc0d5e.png)<br />You cannot reference two different versions of the same package. If you try to do so, you'll receive an error:<br />![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/547415/81502694-3cbc2600-9294-11ea-92d4-9151ad1bc805.png)
+| `#r`                                    | In C# Interactive, the `#r` directive adds a reference to a specified assembly, e.g. `#r "/path/to/a.dll"`, or system assembly, e.g. `#r "System.Net.Http.Json.dll"`.  In .NET Interactive, this capability has been expanded to provide the ability to reference NuGet packages.<br />![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/547415/81502691-362dae80-9294-11ea-94a4-266f4edc0d5e.png)<br />You cannot reference two different versions of the same package. If you try to do so, you'll receive an error:<br />![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/547415/81502694-3cbc2600-9294-11ea-92d4-9151ad1bc805.png)
 | `#!share`                               | Shares a variable from another specified subkernel (including one stored using `#!value`).
 | `#!who`                                 | Displays the names of the top-level variables within the C# subkernel.
 | `#!whos`                                | Displays the top-level variables within the C# subkernel, including their name, type, and value.<br />![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/547415/81481511-87329980-91e5-11ea-9a4b-b025435553ff.png)
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ The following magic commands are available within an F# language context.
 
 ## Extensibility
 
-Magic commands can be added dynamically to .NET Interactive's kernels, either at the global level or to individual language-specific subkernels. You can learn more about how to do this [here](extending-dotnet-interactive.md#adding-magic-commands).
+Magic commands can be added dynamically to .NET Interactive's kernels, either at the global level or to individual language-specific subkernels. You can learn more about how to do this [here](extending-dotnet-interactive.md#adding-magic-commands).