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User Guide

Features

• Adding tasks: todo, event, deadline
• Read tasks: list
• Deleting tasks: delete
• Finding tasks by keywords: find
• Update tasks: task, desc, time, date
• Exiting and save: bye

Adding simple task: todo

Adds a simple task with a short description.

Format: todo [task description]

• Description must be stated

Examples:

• todo borrow book
• todo sleep

Adding an event: event

Adds an event.

Format: event [event description] /at [date] [time]

• Description, date and time of the event must be stated.
• Date format: yyyy-mm-dd
• Time format: hh:mm in 24-hour military time.

Examples:

• event go to book fair /at 2020-09-09 20:58
• event go go to an event /at 2020-09-09 20:00

Adding a task with a deadline: deadline

Adds a task with a deadline.

Format: deadline [deadline description] /by [date] [time]

• Description, date and time of the deadline must be included.
• Date format: yyyy-mm-dd
• Time format: hh:mm in 24-hour military time.

Example:

• deadline return book /by 2020-09-09 23:59
• deadline submit my ip /by 2020-09-18 23:59

Read tasks: list

Reads all the saved tasks in the list.

Format: list

Deleting a task: delete

Deletes an existing task in the task list.

Format: delete INDEX

• Deletes the task at the specified INDEX. The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list. The index must be a positive integer.

Example:

• delete 1 - deletes the task at index 1 of the task list.
• delete 4 - deletes the task at index 4 of the task list.

Finding a task by key word: find

Find tasks which contains any of the keyword.

Format: find KEYWORD

• The search is case-sensitive.
• The full task will be searched

Examples:

• find book - will return all task that has the keyword book.
• find borrow book - will return all the task that has the keywords borrow and book.

Updating a task completely: update task

Replaces an existing task in the task list with another task.

Format: update task INDEX

• Updates the task at the specified INDEX. The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list. The index must be a positive integer.

Example:

• update task 1 - updates task at index 1.
• update task 4 - updates task at index 4.

Updating a task’s description: update desc

Updates the description of an existing task in the task list.

Format: update desc INDEX

• Updates description of the task at the specified INDEX. The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list. The index must be a positive integer.

Examples:

• update desc 1 - updates the description of the task at index 1.
• update desc 4 - updates the description of the task at index 4.

Updating an event’s or a deadline’s time: update time

Updates the time of an existing event or task with a deadline in the task list.

Format: update time INDEX

• Updates the time of the task at the specified INDEX. The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list. The index must be a positive integer.

Examples:

• update time 1 - updates the time of the task at index 1.
• update time 4 - updates the time of the task at index 4.

Updating an event’s or a deadline’s date: update date

Updates the date of an existing event or task with a deadline in the task list.

Format: update date INDEX

• Updates the date of the task at the specified INDEX. The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list. The index must be a positive integer.

Examples:

• update date 1 - updates the date of the task at index 1.
• update date 4 - updates the date of the task at index 4.

Exiting the program and saving the program: bye

Exits the program and saves all the changes made to task list.

Format: bye