duke

User Guide

A guide on how to use Duke.

1. Screenshot

2. Features

Task Management

• Add task

  Adds a todo, event or deadline task to your task list.

• Remove duplicate task

  Automatically detects and removes a duplicate task you have just added.

• List tasks

  Shows you the list of task you currently have.

• Mark task as done

  Marks a tasks as done after you have completed it.

• Delete task

  Deletes a task from your task list.

• Find task

  Finds a list of task using a keyword you have provided.

• Auto-save task

  Automatically saves your task list to your hard disk when you add, remove, mark a task as done or exit the application.

3. Types of tasks

• todo - a normal task

• event - a task occurring at a date

• deadline - a task that you need to complete before a date

4. Usage

After typing the command, press enter to see a reply.

4.1 todo

Adds a todo task by typing, todo "task".

Example of usage:

todo buy groceries

Expected outcome:

Got it. I've added this task: 
[T][✗] buy groceries
Now you have 1 task in the list.

4.2 event

Adds an event task by typing, event "task" /at "yyyy-mm-dd".

Example of usage:

event family outing /at 2020-09-20

Expected outcome:

Got it. I've added this task: 
[E][✗] family outing (at: Sep 20 2020)
Now you have 1 task in the list.

4.3 deadline

Adds a deadline task by typing, deadline "task" /by "yyyy-mm-dd".

Example of usage:

deadline submit application form /by 2020-05-03

Expected outcome:

Got it. I've added this task: 
[D][✗] submit application form (by: May 3 2020)
Now you have 1 task in the list.

4.4 list

Displays a list of tasks by typing, list.

Example of usage:

list

Expected outcome:

Here are the tasks in your list:
1. [T][✗] buy groceries
2. [E][✗] family outing (at: Sep 20 2020)
3. [D][✗] submit application form (by: May 3 2020)

4.5 done

Marks a task as done by typing: done "index"

Example of usage:

done 1

Expected outcome:

Nice! I've marked this task as done:
[T][✓] buy groceries

4.6 delete

Deletes the task from the list of tasks by typing, delete "index".

Example of usage:

delete 1

Expected outcome:

Noted. I've removed this task:
[T][✓] buy groceries
Now you have 2 tasks in the list.

4.7 find

Finds the task from the list of tasks from a keyword by typing, find "keyword".

Example of usage:

find outing

Expected outcome:

Here are the matching tasks in your list:
1. [E][✗] family outing (at: Sep 20 2020)
2. [E][✗] class outing (at: Oct 20 2020)

4.8 bye

Exit the application by typing, bye.

Example of usage:

bye

Expected outcome: application closes.