title: Adding an assembly/reference in visual studio code
body: <p>Not at all like this thread <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42000798/how-do-i-add-assembly-references-in-visual-studio-code">How do I add assembly references in Visual Studio Code?</a>
  Someone has given me 2 dlls, I need to add(reference ) them in my project, I am writing a plugin of sorts. It's my first C# project since I stopped programming about 4 years ago.</p>
  
  <pre><code>dotnet add reference {path to my first dll}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Just produces a message that tells me I am on the wrong track completely. I have the using statements, which require the 2 assemblies, but Visual studio code commands are a little opaque to me still.</p>