User Guide

DukePro 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).

Quick Start

1. Ensure you have Java 11 or above installed in your computer.
2. Download the latest ip.jar from here.
3. Copy the file to the folder you want to use as the root folder for your DukePro.
4. Create an empty folder name data in the same folder.
5. Create an empty text file name duke.txt inside the data folder.
6. Open Command Prompt.
7. Type cd [project_root] to set project root and type java -jar ip.jar to run the app.
8. Type the commands to manage the tasks. Some example commands you can try:
   • todo borrow book: Add todo task borrow book to the task list.
   • deadline return book /by 02-12-2021: Add deadline deadline return book (by 02-12-2021) to the task list.
   • event project meeting /at 02-12-2021: Add event project meeting (at Dec 02 2021) to the task list.
   • list: List all tasks.
   • done 2: Mark the 2nd task as done.
   • delete 2: Delete the 2nd task in the list.
   • find book: Search the task with keyword of book.
   • edit 2 / run: Edit the description of the 2nd task to run.
   • bye: Exit the app.
9. Refer to the Features below for details of each command.

Features

Words in UPPER_CASE are the parameters to be supplied by the user.

Add todo: todo

Add a todo task to the DukePro task list.

Format: todo DESCRIPTION

• The DESCRIPTION is the detail of the task.
• The DESCRIPTION cannot be empty.

Example:

• todo borrow book

Add deadline: deadline

Add a deadline to the DukePro task list.

Format: deadline DESCRIPTION /by DATE

• The DESCRIPTION is the detail of the event.
• The DATE must be in DD-MM-YYYY format.
• Use /by between DESCRIPTION and DATE
• The DESCRIPTION and DATE cannot be empty.

Example: deadline return book /by 02-12-2021

Add event: event

Add an event to the DukePro task list.

Format: event DESCRIPTION /at DATE

• The DESCRIPTION is the detail of the event.
• The DATE must be in DD-MM-YYYY format.
• Use /at between DESCRIPTION and DATE
• The DESCRIPTION and DATE cannot be empty.

Example: event meeting /at 02-12-2021

Display tasks: list

Display all the tasks in the list.

Format: list

Example: list

Mark as done: done

Mark a task as done.

Format: done INDEX

• Mark the task as done at the specified INDEX. The index refers to the index number shown in the task list.
• The INDEX must be a positive integer 1, 2, 3, …
• The INDEX cannot be empty.

Example: done 2

Delete a task: delete

Delete a task in the list.

Format: delete INDEX

• Delete the task at the specified INDEX. The index refers to the index number shown in the task list.
• The INDEX must be a positive integer 1, 2, 3, …
• The INDEX cannot be empty.

Example: delete 2

Search tasks: find

Search the task with the keyword.

Format: find KEYWORD

• The KEYWORD is the keyword to search.
• The KEYWORD cannot be empty.

Example:

• find book

Edit tasks: edit

Edit the description of the task.

Format: edit INDEX / DESCRIPTION

• Edit the task at the specified INDEX. The index refers to the index number shown in the task list.
• The DESCRIPTION is the detail of the event.
• The INDEX must be a positive integer 1, 2, 3, …
• The INDEX and DESCRIPTION cannot be empty.

Example:

• edit 2 / run

Exit the program: bye

Exit the program.

Format: bye

Example: bye

Save the data

ProDuke data are saved in the hard disk automatically after any command that changes the data. There is no need to save manually.

Edit the data file

ProDuke data are saved as a txt file [project_root]/data/duke.txt. Advanced users are welcome to update data directly by editing that data file.

FAQ

Q: How do I transfer my data to another Computer?

A: Without running the program, just copy the tasks.txt in the data folder. To run and show the data in another computer, you need to follow the Quick Start above, and copy the tasks.txt to the data folder.

Command Summary

Action	Format, Examples
Todo	todo DESCRIPTION e.g.,todo borrow book
Deadline	deadline DESCRIPTION /by DATE e.g., deadline return book /by 02-12-2021
Event	event DESCRIPTION /at event DESCRIPTION /at DATE e.g., event meeting /at 02-12-2021
List	list e.g., list
Done	done INDEX e.g., done 2
Delete	delete INDEX e.g., delete 2
find	find KEYWORD e.g., find book
edit	edit INDEX / DESCRIPTION e.g., edit 2 / run
Bye	bye e.g., bye