diff --git a/doc/src/base/io-network.md b/doc/src/base/io-network.md
index 4e371039f1a9b6..be85888b88b2fd 100644
--- a/doc/src/base/io-network.md
+++ b/doc/src/base/io-network.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 Base.stdout
 Base.stderr
 Base.stdin
+Base.read(::String)
+Base.write(::String, ::Any)
 Base.open
 Base.IOStream
 Base.IOBuffer