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Duke - User Guide
1. Introduction
Duke is a desktop app for managing tasks. It is catered towards individuals who enjoy working with a Command Line Interface (CLI). This app is especially useful for fast typists.
2. Quick Start
- Ensure you have Java
11or above installed. - Download the latest duke.jar here.
- Copy the file to a folder you wish to use as your home folder.
- Double-click the file to start the app. The GUI should appear in a few seconds. Shown below is an example with some user commands and the app’s responses.
- Type the command in the text box and press
Enter. - Refer to Section 3, “Features” for details of each command.
3. Features
3.1 Listing all tasks: list
Shows a list of all the tasks added.
Format / Example of usage:
list
3.2 Finding tasks: find
Returns with task(s) that contain the given keyword.
Format:
find [keyword]
Example of usage:
find test
3.3 Adding a ToDo task: todo
Adds a new todo task to the current list of tasks.
Format:
todo [taskname]
Example of usage:
todo read lecture notes
3.4 Adding a Deadline task: deadline
Adds a new deadline task to the current list of tasks.
Format:
deadline [taskname] /by [yyyy-mm-dd]
Example of usage:
deadline return book /by 2020-10-13
3.5 Adding an Event task: event
Adds a new event task to the current list of tasks.
Format:
event [taskname] /at [date, can be in any format]
Example of usage:
event 2103 meeting /at 15 sep, 8pm
3.6 Adding a Do After task: doafter
Adds a new do after task to the current list of tasks.
Format:
doafter [taskname] /after [date, can be in any format]
Example of usage:
doafter study for test /after lecture tmr
3.7 Marking a task as done: done
Changes the completion status of a task to be done.
Format:
done [task number]
Example of usage:
done 5
3.8 Deleting a task: delete
Deletes a task from the list.
Format:
delete [task number]
Example of usage:
delete 4
3.9 Exiting the app: bye
Exits the app.
Format / Example of usage:
bye