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ip User Guide

Duke is a project for students to store their tasks and manage them via a Command Line Interface (CLI) if you can type fast you can manage your tasks faster than traditional apps.

• Quick start
• Features
  • Adding a todo task: todo
  • Adding a deadline task: deadline
  • Adding a event task: event
  • Listing all tasks : list
  • Locating task by name: find
  • Deleting a task : delete
  • Exiting the program : bye
  • Saving the data
• FAQ
• Command summary

Quick start

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

2. Download the latest duke.jar from here.

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

4. Open the command line on your computer and type java -jar <full-file-directory/ip.jar> You should see the following

5. Type the command in the field and press Enter to execute it. e.g. typing todo homwork and pressing enter will add a new todo task Some example commands you can try

   • list : Lists all your tasks.
   • todo CS2113 ip : Adds a task named CS2113 ip to the task list.
   • delete 2 : Deletes the 2nd task in the current list.
   • bye : Exits the app.

6. Refer to the [Features] below for details of each command

Features

notes about the command format:

• Words in UPPER_CASE are the parameters to be supplied by the user. e.g todo TASK, TASK is a parameter which can be used as todo HOMEWORK

• Parameters have to be in a fixed order.

Adding a todo task: todo

Adds a todo task to the task list.

Format: todo TASK

Example:

• todo cs2113 tutorial 3
• todo project ip

Adding a deadline task: deadline

Adds a deadline task to the task list.

Format: deadline TASK /by DEADLINE

note that dates and times can also be used as a parameter for DEADLINE as YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm format (e.g., 2020-09-09T19:00) which will output as MM-DD-YYY HH:mm (e.g., 09-09-2020 19:00)

Example:

• deadline cs2113 tutorial 3 /by wednesday night
• deadline project ip /by 2020-10-23T19:00
  

Adding a event task: event

Adds a event task to the task list.

Format: event TASK /at TIME

note that dates and times can also be used as a parameter for TIME as YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm format (e.g., 2020-09-09T19:00) which will output as MM-DD-YYY HH:mm (e.g., 09-09-2020 19:00)

Example:

• event cs2113 tutorial 3 /at wednesday night
• event project ip /at 2020-10-23T19:00
  

Finding a task: find

Finds a task using a keyword and shows a list of tasks containing that keyword

Format: find KEYWORD

Listing all current tasks: list

Shows a descriptive list of all tasks and its status

Format: list

Deleting a task: delete

Deletes an existing task in the task list

Format: delete INDEX

Example:

• list followed by delete 2 deletes the 2nd task in the list
• delete 2

Exiting the program: bye

Exits the program

Format: bye

Saving the data

The tasks are saved in the hard disk automatically after the user enters bye and exits the program There is no need to save 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 AddressBook home folder.

Command Summary

Action	Format, Examples
todo	todo TASK e.g todo cs2113 tutorial 3
deadline	deadline TASK /by DEADLINE e.g deadline homework /by tonight OR deadline project ip /by 2020-10-23T19:00
event	event TASK /at TIME e.g event CS2101 meeting /at 9pm OR event project ip /at 2020-10-23T19:00
list	list
delete	delete INDEX e.g delete delete 3
find	find KEYWORD e.g find cs2113
bye	bye

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