User Guide :negative_squared_cross_mark:

Introduction

Duke is a command-line interface task manager. You can manage your tasks, set deadlines and view upcoming tasks. The list is then saved automatically when you exit.

Features

1. Managing tasks
   • Your tasks can be added using todo, deadline and event Commands or deleted with the delete Command.
2. Marking your tasks as completed
   • Track the completion status of your tasks by using the done Command.
3. Display all your tasks
   • To view the tasks you have so far, use the list Command.
   • If you would like to find a specific task using a keyword, use the find Command.
4. Saving your data
   • Your tasks and information are stored automatically when you add a task into the program. Upon closing and reopening of Duke, your data is retained.

Adding Tasks

There are 3 ways you can add tasks to your task list, namely - todo, deadline or event. More details can be found below.

Usage

todo - Creates a Todo task

This commands adds a todo task to your current list.

Format: todo <description>

• <description> is the description of the todo

Example of usage:

todo code for CS2113T

Expected outcome:

____________________________________________________________ 
Got it. I've added this task:
  [T][✘] study for CS2113T
Now you have 1 task in the list
____________________________________________________________

Notice: If created successfully, it appears as a [T] beside the description to represent a todo task. [✘] represents an incomplete task.

deadline - Creates a Deadline task

This command is created with a description with a deadline date and time.

Format: deadline <description><space></by><date><space><time>

• <description> is the description of the task with a deadline
• <space> represents a white space
• </by> is a required parameter
• <date> must follow the dd/mm/yyyy format
• <time> must follow the hhmm format

Example of usage:

deadline study /by 22/05/2020 1530

Expected outcome:

____________________________________________________________
Got it. I've added this task:
 [D][✘] study (by:Fri 22 May 2020 03:30 pm)
Now you have 2 task in the list
____________________________________________________________

Notice: If created successfully, it appears as a [D] beside the description to represent a deadline task. [✘] represents an incomplete task.

event - Creates a Event task

Similar to deadline feature, an event task is created with both the description parameter and a deadline date and time.

Format: event <event><space></at><date><space><time>

• <event> is the description of the task
• <space> represents a white space
• </at> is a required parameter
• <date> must follow the dd/mm/yyyy format
• <time> must follow the hhmm format

Example of usage:

event party /at 23/05/2020 0030

Expected outcome:

____________________________________________________________ 
Got it. I've added this task:
   [E][✘] party (at:Sat 23 May 2020 12:30 am)
Now you have 3 task in the list
____________________________________________________________

Notice: If created successfully, it appears as a [E] beside the description to represent an Event task. [✘] represents an incomplete task.

done - Marks a task as completed

This command marks an existing task as Done.

Format: done <task number>

• <task number> represents a index of the task in the current task list

Example of usage:

done 2

Expected outcome:

____________________________________________________________
Nice! I've marked this task as done:
  [E][✓] study (by:Fri 22 May 2020 03:30 pm)
____________________________________________________________

Notice: If created successfully, a ✓ appears beside the task.

list - Displays a list of current tasks

This command shows you the existing list of tasks.

Format: <list>

Example of usage:

list

Expected outcome:

____________________________________________________________
Here are the tasks in your list:
1.[T][✘] study for CS2113T
2.[D][✓] study (by:Fri 22 May 2020 03:30 pm)
3.[E][✘] party (at:Sat 23 May 2020 12:30 am)
____________________________________________________________

delete - Deletes a task from the list

This command allows the tasks to be deleted from the task list.

Format: delete <Task Number>

• <task number> represents a index of the task in the current task list

Example of usage:

delete 2

Expected outcome:

____________________________________________________________
 Noted. I've removed this task: 
  [D][✘] study (by:Fri 22 May 2020 03:30 pm)
Now you have 4 task in the list
____________________________________________________________

find - Finds a task with matching keyword

This command finds a task in the existing task list with the same keyword.

Format: find <Keyword>

• <Keyword> represents the name of the task you wish to look for in the current task list.

Example of usage:

find party

Expected outcome:

____________________________________________________________

 Here are the matching tasks in your lists:
1.[E][✘] party (at:Sat 23 May 2020 12:30 am)
____________________________________________________________

bye - Exits the program

Upon exit, this command automatically saves the existing list of tasks in a file.

Format: <bye>

Example of usage: bye

Expected outcome:

Bye. Hope to see you again soon!