User Guide

Features

Manage ToDos, Events & Deadlines

• Duke lets you add tasks to your list by using the todo, deadline or event commands.
• You can also view your list of tasks by using the list command.
• When you’re done with a task, check it off by using the done command.
• If you’ve made a mistake when entering a task or just want to keep your list short, use the delete command to remove tasks off your list.

Auto Save

Every time you add or remove a task, Duke automatically saves your list. No need for you to press Control+S every few seconds!

Flexible Search

Duke lets you search through your tasks with as few or as many criteria as you want by using the find command. See how to specify the criteria here.

Fully Usable with Just a Keyboard

Once Duke starts, you can just start entering commands and when you’re done with Duke, just close it by entering the bye command. All done without using a mouse.

Usage

list - See your tasks

list shows your current ToDos, Events & Deadlines, whether they’re done, the description and if applicable, when it’s due or when it’ll happen.

Example of usage:

list

Expected outcome:

Here are the tasks in your list:
1.[T][✓] read book
2.[D][✘] do homework (by: 30/9/2019 0000)

todo - Add a ToDo

Add a ToDo to your list of tasks.

Example of usage:

todo join sports club

Expected outcome:

Got it. I've added this task: 
  [T][✘] join sports club
Now you have 3 tasks in the list.

deadline - Add a Deadline

Add a Deadline to your list of tasks.

Example of usage:

deadline return book /by 29/9/2019 0000

Expected outcome:

Got it. I've added this task: 
  [D][✘] return book (by: 29/9/2019 0000)
Now you have 4 tasks in the list.

event - Add an Event

Add an Event to your list of tasks.

Example of usage:

event project meeting /at 23/9/2019 1400

Expected outcome:

Got it. I've added this task: 
  [E][✘] project meeting (by: 23/9/2019 1400)
Now you have 5 tasks in the list.

done - Mark a task as done

Marks a task as done, select the task by using the number as shown when using the list command.

Example of usage:

Let’s assume we’ve finished the “do homework” task, since it’s task number two according to list, we’ll enter the command as such: done 2

Expected outcome:

Nice! I've marked this task as done:
  [D][✓] do homework (by: 30/9/2019 0000)

delete - Delete a task

Deletes a task from your list. Select the task by using the number as shown when using the list command.

Example of usage:

Let’s assume we want to remove the “do homework” task, since it’s task number two according to list, we’ll enter the command as such: delete 2

Expected outcome:

Noted. I've removed this task:
  [D][✓] do homework (by: 30/9/2019 0000)
Now you have 4 tasks in the list.

find - Find a task

Finds a task from your list based on any number of criteria, listed below. You can use multiple criteria in any order by just adding the desired subcommand to the find keyword.

Criteria subcommand	What it does	Example(s)
/isdone (yes|no)	Finds tasks for whether is is done or not	find /isdone yes or find /isdone no
/type (todo|event|deadline)	Finds tasks by the specific given type	find /type todo or find /type event or find /type deadline
/before {datetime}	Finds Deadline and Event tasks that are before the given date/datetime	find /before 30/9/2019 or find /before 23/9/2019 1600
/on {datetime}	Finds Deadline and Event tasks that are on the given date/datetime	find /on 23/9/2019 or find /on 23/9/2019 1400
/after {datetime}	Finds Deadline and Event tasks that are after the given date/datetime	find /after 22/9/2019 or find /after 23/9/2019 1100
Any other words	Finds tasks with a description that contains the given words	find sports

Example of usage:

Let’s assume we want to find a task that matches all of the following criteria, we’ll build the find command step by step:

Step	Criteria	Subcommand to add	Subcommand so far
1	Must be an Event	/type event	find /type event
2	Must not be done yet	/isdone no	find /type event /isdone no
3	Occurs on 23 Sept 2019	/on 23/9/2019	find /type event /isdone no /on 23/9/2019
4	Contains the word “meeting”	meeting	find /type event /isdone no /on 23/9/2019 meeting

At the end of it, we’ll enter the command find /type event /isdone no /on 23/9/2019 meeting.

Expected outcome:

Here are the matching tasks in your list:
1.[E][✘] project meeting (at: 23/9/2019 1400)

bye - Exits Duke

Exits Duke and the Duke window should close.

Example of usage:

bye

Expected outcome:

The Duke window closes.