User Guide

Duke is a chatbot that helps the user manage tasks.

Currently, Duke supports 3 types of tasks -

• Todos
• Deadlines
• Events

Getting Started

1. Download the latest release from the GitHub repo and place it in any folder.
2. Run the .jar file.

Features

1. Adding Tasks
   • Add a Todo
   • Add a Deadline
   • Add an Event
2. List all Tasks
3. Delete Tasks
4. Mark a Task as Done
5. Finding Tasks based on Keywords
6. Archive the Current List of Tasks
7. Exiting the App

Adding Tasks

Add a Todo

Todo tasks store only the description of the task and nothing else.

Syntax: todo <description>

Example: todo example task

Expected Outcome:

Got it, I've added this task:
[T][✗] example task
You still have 1 tasks left.

Add a Deadline

Deadline tasks store the description of the task, along with a deadline when it should be completed.

Syntax: deadline <description> /by <YYYY-MM-DD>

Example: deadline example deadline /by 2020-09-16

Expected Outcome:

Got it, I've added this task:
[D][✗] example deadline (by:16 Sep 2020)
You still have 2 tasks left.

Add an Event

Event tasks store the description of the task, along with the time it starts.

Syntax: event <description> /at <YYYY-MM-DD>

Example: event example event /at 2020-09-16

Expected Outcome:

Got it, I've added this task:
[E][✗] example event (at:16 Sep 2020)
You still have 3 tasks left.

List all Tasks

Displays all tasks currently added in the form of a list.

Syntax: list

Expected Outcome:

Here are your tasks:
1. [T][✗] example task
2. [D][✗] example deadline (by:16 Sep 2020)
3. [E][✗] example event (at:16 Sep 2020)

Delete Tasks

Deletes a specified task from the list.

Syntax: delete <index>

Example: delete 3

Expected Outcome:

Alright, I've removed this task:
[E][✗] example event (at:16 Sep 2020)
You still have 2 tasks left.

Mark a Task as Done

Marks a specified task in the list as done.

Syntax: done <index>

Example: done 2

Expected Outcome:

Good job kid!
[D][✓] example deadline (by:16 Sep 2020)

Finding Tasks based on Keywords

Filters all tasks currently in the list for those matching the specified keyword.

Syntax: find <keyword>

Example find task

Expected Outcome:

Were these what you were looking for?
1. [T][✗] example task

Archive the Current List of Tasks

Saves the current tasks into a specified text folder.

Syntax: archive <name of folder>

Example archive example.txt

Expected Outcome:

Got it, I've saved them somewhere else.

Exiting the App

Command the app to close.

Syntax: bye

Expected Outcome:

Come visit again soon!