Duke is a desktop chatbot that will help you remember your tasks so that you can leave the remembering to us and relax with a good cup of coffee. Duke is optimised for use via a Command Line Interface (CLI) while still having a benefits of a Graphical User Interface (GUI). If you possess a fast typing speed, Duke will remember you tasks faster than traditional GUI apps.
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Ensure that you have Java
11installed in your computer. -
Download the latest
duke.jarfrom here. -
Copy the jar file to an empty folder you want to use as the home folder for Duke.
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Open a command window in that folder.
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Run the command
java -jar duke.jar. -
The GUI will be similar to the image shown below which should appear within a few seconds.
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Type the command in the command box and press
Enteror click onSendbutton to execute it. Eg, typing help then press Enter will open the help window where it will show all the commands you can use. Here are some examples of command you can try:todo finish math assignment: Adds a Todo tasks with a description finish math assignment to Dukelist: List all tasks you currently have.mark 1: Mark task that is index 1 as shown after executinglistcommand to be done.unmark 1: Unmark task that is index 1 as shown after executinglistcommand to be not done.delete 1: Delete task that is index 1 as shown after executinglistcommand.bye: Exits the app.
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Refers to Usage below for details for each command.
- Add/Delete Tasks to Duke.
- Support different type of tasks such as todo and tasks with date and time such as event and deadline.
- Able to mark/unmark tasks as done or not done
- Find tasks that description contains the keyword you have input.
- Prevent you from having duplicate task
Display a list of all command Duke has
Format: help
Adds a todo task to Duke task list
Format: todo <description>
Example of usage: todo finish computer science assignment
Adds deadline task to Duke task list. A deadline task is a task that has to be completed by a specific time.
Format: deadline <description> /by <yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM>
Note: yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM represents, year, month, day, hour and minute respectively.
Example of usage: deadline submit homework /by 2022-08-10 20:00
Adds event task to Duke task list. An event task is a task that occur at that specific time.
Format: event <description> /at <yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM>
Note: yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM represents, year, month, day, hour and minute respectively.
Example of usage: event watch math lecture /at 2022-08-10 10:00
Display a list of all tasks in Duke task list
Format: list
Mark a task as done in Duke task list.
Format: mark <index>
Note: index of task to be mark can be found after performing the list command
Example of usage: mark 1
Unmark a task as not done in Duke task list.
Format: unmark <index>
Note: index of task to be mark can be found after performing the list command
Example of usage: unmark 1
Delete a specified task in Duke task list.
Format: delete <index>
Note: index of task to be mark can be found after performing the list command
Example of usage: delete 1
Find all tasks in Duke that matches description of the task.
Format: find <keyword>
Note: any task that contains keyword will be displayed to user.
Example of usage: find lecture, find homework
Exits Duke program.
Format: bye
| Action | Format, Examples |
|---|---|
| help | help |
| todo | todo <description> eg. todo run 2.4km |
| deadline | deadline <description> /by <yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM> eg. deadline submit homework /by 2022-08-10 20:00 |
| event | event <description> /at <yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM> eg. event watch math lecture /at 2022-08-10 10:00 |
| list | list |
| mark | mark <index> eg. mark 1 |
| unmark | unmark <index> eg. unmark 1 |
| delete | delete <index> eg. delete 1 |
| find | find <keyword> eg. find homework |
| bye | bye |
