User Guide

Table Of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Quick Start
3. Features
   1. Help
   2. Adding a Task
   3. Listing all Tasks
   4. Marking Task as Complete
   5. Deleting a Task
   6. Finding a Task
   7. Sorting
   8. Exiting the Program
   9. Saving and Loading the data
4. FAQ
5. Command Summary

Introduction

Duke is a simple task manager for the everyday user! Use simple commands like list and todo to keep track of all your tasks. Add or delete tasks, include dates and time and mark them if they are done or not!

Quick Start

1. Ensure you have Java 11 or above stored in your Computer.

2. Download the latest duke-1.0.3.jar here. (https://github.com/kerwin97/duke/releases)

3. Copy the file to the folder you want to use as the home folder for you Task Manager.

4. Double-click the file to start the app. The GUI should appear in a few seconds.

   

5. Type the command in the command box and press Enter. eg. typing help and pressing Enter will display the commands.

6. Some Example Commands you can try:
   • list : lists all tasks
   • delete 3 : deletes task 3
   • help : displays help menu
7. Refer to Section 3, “Features” for details of each command.

Features

1. Viewing Help: help

   Format: help

2. Adding a Task: todo/event/deadline

   Adds a task in the Task List.

   1. Adding Todo: todo Format: todo DESCRIPTION
   2. Adding Event: event Format: event DESCRIPTION /at DD/MM/YYYY HHMM
   3. Adding Deadline: deadline Format: deadline DESCRIPTION /at DD/MM/YYYY HHMM

   Examples:

   • event CS2103T /at 29/09/2019 1830 adds event CS2103T with date as 29th September 2019 and time of 6.30pm into the task list.

   • todo CS2100 Homework adds todo CS2100 Homework into the task list.

3. Listing all Tasks: list

   Shows a list of all tasks in the task list. Format: list

4. Marking Task as Complete: done

   Marks the task as complete Format: done INDEX

   Examples:

   • done 3 Marks task number 3 on the list as done.

5. Deleting a task: delete

   Deletes the specified task from the task list. Format: delete INDEX

   Examples:

   • delete 2 Deletes the 2nd task in the task list.

6. Finding a task: find

   Finds tasks whose description contain any of the given keywords. Format: find KEYWORD

   Examples:

   • find CS2103T Returns all tasks with CS2103T as description

7. Sorting: sort

   Sorts the tasks by date, description or status(done or undone). Format: sort status

   Examples:

   • sort status Sorts the list from done to undone tasks.

   • sort description Sorts the list by description alphabetically.

   • sort date Sorts the list by date from earliest to latest.

8. Exiting the Program: bye

   Exits the program. Format: bye

9. Saving and loading the data

   Task list data is saved in the jar file automatically after any command that changes the data. There is no need to save manually. The data files will be saved in the parent folder of the duke-0.1.3.jar file in /data/duke.txt . `` Task list data is loaded from the jar file automatically when opening the program. There is no need to load data manually.

FAQ

Q: How do I transfer my data to another Computer?

A: Install the app in the other computer and overwrite the empty data file it creates with the file that contains the data of your previous Task List folder.

COMMAND SUMMARY

• Todo todo DESCRIPTION

  e.g. todo CS2100 Homework

• Event event DESCRIPTION /at DD/MM/YYYY HHMM

  e.g. event Tutorial /at 09/08/2019 1500

• Deadline deadline DESCRIPTION /at DD/MM/YYYY HHMM

  e.g. deadline Homework /at 09/08/2019 1500

• List list

• Done done INDEX

  e.g. done 3

• Delete delete INDEX

  e.g. delete 2

• Find find KEYWORD

  e.g. find CS2100

• Sort sort BY

  e.g. sort date

• Help help