Duke User Guide

Description

Duke is a chatbot which can store tasks such as todos, deadlines and events.

Setup

1. Ensure that you have Java 11 downloaded.
2. Download Duke here.
3. Find the location of duke.jar in the file explorer.
4. Copy the file path to duke.jar.
5. Open the terminal and type cd and paste in the file path copied. Enter the command.
6. Then type java -jar duke.java and enter the command to start Duke.

Features

Add tasks

ToDo

Todos are tasks with only a description.

The following syntax is used to add a todo:

todo {description}

Examples:

todo eat
todo sleep

Deadline

Deadlines are tasks with a description and a due date.

The following syntax is used to add a deadline:

deadline {description} /by {due date}

Note: The date should be in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Examples:

deadline eat /by 2050-01-01
deadline sleep /by 2030-01-01

Event

Events are tasks with a description, a start date, and an end date.

The following syntax is used to add an event:

event {description} /from {start date} /to {end date}

Note: The dates should be in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Examples:

event eat /from 2050-01-01 /to 2070-01-01
event sleep /from 2030-01-01 /to 2080-01-01

List tasks

List all tasks saved by the chatbot by entering the following command:

list

Find tasks

Find relevant tasks using a substring of their description using the following command:

find {substring of description}

Examples:

If this is the list of tasks:

1. [T][ ] abc
2. [T][ ] a b c

The command find b will return:

1. [T][ ] abc
2. [T][ ] a b c

The command find ab will return:

1. [T][ ] abc

Remove tasks

Remove tasks based on their index by which they appear when you use list using the following command:

remove {index}

Example:

If this is the list of tasks:

1. [T][ ] eat
2. [T][ ] sleep

The command remove 1 will remove 1. [T][ ] eat.

Mark as complete

Mark task as complete based on their index by which they appear when you use list using the following command:

mark {index}

Whether a task is complete is indicated by whether or not there is an X in the box beside it when it is listed.

Mark as incomplete

Mark task as incomplete based on their index by which they appear when you use list using the following command:

unmark {index}

Whether a task is complete is indicated by whether or not there is an X in the box beside it when it is listed.

Sort deadlines

List all deadlines sorted by their due dates using the following command:

queue

Find ongoing events

List all ongoing events on a given date using the following command:

ongoing {date}

Note: The date should be in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Exit the program

Exit the program by typing the following command:

bye

Your current data will be saved and auto-loaded upon restarting the program.