User Guide

1. Introduction

Duke is an interactive To-Do List.

2. Quick Start

1. Download the duke.jar file here.
2. Copy the file to the folder you want to use.
3. Double click the file to start the app.

3. Features

Command Format

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

3.1. Adding a todo task: todo

Format: todo TASK Examples:

• todo eat
  • Adds a todo task with the description eat

3.2. Adding a deadline task: deadline

Format: deadline TASK /by DATE

• DATE is in the format yyyy-mm-dd

Examples:

• deadline homework /by 2020-10-10
  • Adds a deadline task homework with the deadline 10 Oct 2020

3.3. Adding an event task: event

Format: event TASK /at DATE

• DATE is in the format yyyy-mm-dd

Examples:

• event meeting /at 2020-10-10
  • Adds an event task meeting with the date 10 Oct 2020

3.4. Listing all tasks: list

Shows a list of all tasks. Format: list

3.5. Marking a task as done: done

Marks a task at the specified index as done. Format: done INDEX

• INDEX has to be a positive integer.

Example:

• done 3
  • Marks the third task as done.

3.6. Deleting a task: delete

Deletes the task at the specified index. Format: delete INDEX

• INDEX has to be a positive integer.

Example:

• delete 3
  • Deletes the third task in the list.

3.7. Finding tasks by keyword: find

Finds and lists all tasks that contain the specified keyword. Format: find KEYWORD

Example:

• find afternoon
  • Returns a list of all tasks that contain the word afternoon

3.8. Sorting tasks: sort

Sorts the tasks according either chronological order or description, depending on the type of task given. Format: sort TYPE

• TYPE can be either one of todos, deadlines or events
• If sort todos is entered, todo tasks will be sorted by description.
• If sort deadlines or sort events is entered, deadline tasks or event tasks will be sorted by chronological order.

Example:

• sort deadlines
  • Returns a list of deadline tasks sorted by chronological order.