Duke User Guide

Dukeis a desktop app for people to manage their tasks, optimized for use via Command Line Interface (CLI).

Quick Start : Setting up in Intellij

Prerequisites: JDK 11, update Intellij to the most recent version.

1. Install Java 11 on your computer.
2. Download the latest version of Duke,jar and open it with java -jar Duke.jar.
3. If you want to use existing data, create a “data” directory and copy the data file to it, name the data file as “data.txt.
4. If the setup was done correctly, you should see something like the logo below:

   Hello from
    ____        _        
   |  _ \ _   _| | _____ 
   | | | | | | | |/ / _ \
   | |_| | |_| |   <  __/
   |____/ \__,_|_|\_\___|
   

4.Use the help command to see the available commands. 5.Refer to the Features section below for details of each command

Features

Notes:
Words in capital letters are parameters to be supplied by users.

Viewing help: help Show all the possible commands.

Format: help

Adding a "todo" task: todo Adds a task to the list of task, involving only a description

Format: todo DESCRIPTION

Adding a "Deadline" task: deadline Adds a deadline task to the list, involving a description and time input

Format: deadline DESCRIPTION /DATE TIME

Date format is DD-MM-YY. Time format is in 24-hrs, written as a single timing.

Example: deadlineIP /20-09-20 1800

Adding a "event" task: event Adds an event task to the list, involving a description and time input

Format: event DESCRIPTION /DATE TIME

Date format is DD-MM-YY. Time format is in 24-hrs, can be a time interval or a single timing. Time interval is separated by “-”.

Example: add Presentation /10-10-20 t/1200-1400

Deleting a task: delete Deletes a specified task.

Format: delete INDEX

Example: delete 2 Delete 2nd task in the list.

Set a task as done: done Sets a chosen tasks as done.

Format: done INDEX

Example: display done 2 Marks 2nd task in list as done

Searching for tasks: search Search through the task list with given keyword(s) and display relevant tasks. The keyword can be multiple words

Format: search KEYWORD

Example: search homework Find task(s) with a description that contains homework

Exiting the program: bye Exits the app.

Format: bye