DUKE

Duke bot is a desktop app for managing tasks, optimized for use via a Command Line Interface (CLI) while still having the benefits of a Graphical User Interface (GUI). If you can type fast, AB3 can get your contact management tasks done faster than traditional GUI apps.

• Quick Start
• Features
  • Viewing help: help
  • Listing tasks: list
  • Finding tasks: find
  • Adding Todo task: todo
  • Adding Deadline task: deadline
  • Adding Event task: event
  • Deleting task: delete
  • Updating task: update
  • Exiting bot: bye
• Command Summary

Quick Start

1. Ensure you have java 11 or above installed in your Computer.
2. Download the latest duke.jar from here
3. Copy the file to the folder you want to use as the home folder for your Duke bot.

4. Double-click the file to start the app. The GUI similar to the one shown below should appear in a few seconds. The example below contains some sample data.

   

5. Type the command in the command box and press Enter to execute it.
   Some example commands are listed below:

   • list: Lists all tasks.
   • help: Shows list of commands.
   • delete 2: Deletes the 2nd task shown in the list.
   • bye: Exits the app.
6. Refer to the Features below for details of each command.

Features

Notes on the command format

• Words in square brackets are parameters to be supplied by the user.
  eg. todo [taskname], [taskname] is a parameter which can be used as todo borrow book

• items in single inverted commas should be entered as it is.
  eg. update [index] ['name' or 'time'] [input], ['name' or 'time'] is a parameter which which can be used as update 1 name udpatedName

help - Shows list of commands

Shows a list of commands that can be used.

Format: help

Example of usage: help

list - Lists all tasks

Generates a list of current tasks.

Example of usage: list

find - Searches through all tasks

Lists all tasks that contain input keyword.

Format: find [keyword]

Example of usage: find book

todo - Add new todo task

Creates a new todo task and adds it to the current list.

Format: todo [taskname]

Example of usage: todo borrow book

deadline - Add new deadline task

Creates a new deadline task and adds it to the current list.

Format: deadline [taskname] /by [yyyy-MM-dd HHmm]

Example of usage: deadline return book /by 2020-10-10 1800

event - Add new event task

Creates a new event task and adds it to the current list.

Format: event [taskname] /at [yyyy-MM-dd HHmm]

Example of usage: event borrow book /by 2020-10-01 1800

delete - Delete selected task from list

Deletes task at given index.

Format: delete [index or 'all']

Example of usage:

1. delete 1
2. delete all

update - Update selected task in list

Updates name or time for task at given index.

Format: update [index] ['name' or 'time'] [input]

Example of usage:

1. update 1 name udpatedName
2. update 1 time 2020-10-10 1500

bye - Exits Duke bot

Shuts down Duke bot and closes the window.

Format: bye

Example of usage: bye

Command Summary