User Guide

Duke Task Tracker is a desktop application for managing your 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, Duke Task Tracker can get your task management done faster than traditional GUI applications.

• Features
  • Viewing help : --help
  • Adding a basic task : todo
  • Adding a task with a deadline : deadline
  • Adding a task with a date : event
  • Listing all tasks : list
  • Setting a task as done : done
  • Deleting a task : delete
  • Searching for tasks : search
  • Adding a task to reminders : remind
  • Retrieving events on a date : getEvents
  • Retrieving reminders : getReminders
  • Exiting the program : bye
  • Saving the data

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Features

Features

• words in <....> are the user input.
• items that have / before them are keywords for that command

Viewing help : -- help

Shows a message explaining what commands Duke Task Tracker accepts and what the command formats are.

Format : --help

Adding a basic task : todo

Adds a task that only has a task description to the list of tasks.

Format: todo <task description>

Examples:

• todo A new Task
• todo CS2100 Tutorial 4

Adding a task with a deadline : deadline

Adds a task that has a deadline associated with it.

Format: deadline <task description> /by <deadline description>

Examples:

• deadline new task /by 2020-06-05
• deadline new deadline /by Tomorrow

Notes:

• <deadline description> can either be text or a date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Adding a task with a date : event

Adds a task that has an event date associated with it.

Format: event <task description> /at <event date description>

Examples:

• event new task /at 2020-09-18
• event new event /at Tonight 8pm

Notes:

• <event date description> can either be text or a date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Listing all tasks : list

Shows a list of all tasks currently in the task list.

Format: list

Setting a task as done : done

Edits an existing task and marks it as done.

Format : done <task number>

Examples:

• done 1
• done 3

Notes:

• <task number> is the number that appears on the left of a task when the list of tasks is displayed.

Deleting a task : delete

Deletes an existing task from the task list.

Format: delete <task number>

Examples:

• delete 2
• delete 4

Notes:

• <task number> is the number that appears on the left of a task when the list of tasks is displayed.

Searching for tasks : search

Searches for tasks in the list that match the keywords.

Format: search <keyword1 keyword2 etc...>

Examples:

• search CS2103T
• search homework tutorial

Notes:

• search takes in multiple keywords as arguments and tasks are matched to each keyword individually.

Adding a task to reminders : remind

Adds a task to the list of reminders

Format: remind <task number>

Examples:

• remind 3
• remind 5

Notes:

• <task number> is the number that appears on the left of a task when the list of tasks is displayed.

Retrieving events on a date : getEvents

Retrieves all tasks that take place or have deadlines on the corresponding date.

Format: getEvents <date>

Examples:

• getEvents 2020-06-05
• getEvents 2020-09-18

Notes:

• <date> must be a valid date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Retrieving reminders : getReminders

Retrieves all reminders.

Format: getReminders

Exiting the program : bye

Exits the program.

Format: bye

Saving the data

Duke Task Tracker automatically saves data in the hard disk every time a change is made.

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Command Summary

Action	Format
Help	--help
Add Basic Task	todo <task description>
Add Task with Deadline	deadline <task description> /by <deadline description>
Add Task with Event Date	event <task description> /at <event date description>
List	list
Done	done <task number>
Delete	delete <task number>
Remind	remind <task number>
Search	search <keyword1 keyword2 etc...>
getEvents	getEvents <date>
getReminders	getReminders
Exit	bye