User Guide

Features

Notes about the command format :

• Words in UPPER CASE are the parameters to be supplied by the user. e.g. in find KEYWORD>, KEYWORD is a parameter which can be used as find homework.

• Items in square brackets are optional. e.g. deadline TASK_NAME /by TASK_DATE [TASK_TIME] can be used as deadline maths homework /by 2020-09-09 or deadline maths homework /by 2020-09-09 23:59

• Items with ... after them can received more than one parameter(s) separated by commas. e.g. done LIST_NUMBER1, LIST_NUMBER2, ... can be used as done 1, 2, 3.

Adding Task : todo / deadline / event

Adds input a todo/deadline/event task and its details to the list. Format :

• todo TASK_NAME
• deadline TASK_NAME /by TASK_DATE [TASK_TIME]
• event TASK_NAME /at TASK_DATE [TASK_START_TIME]-[TASK_END_TIME]

💡 Tip : parameter TASK_DATE should be in the form of YYYY-MM-DD and (TASK/TASK_START/TASK_END)_TIME is written as HH:MM

Examples :

• todo read book
• deadline CS2103 Quiz 6 /by 2020-09-14 23:59
• event family video call /at 2020-09-13 11:00-13:00

Deleting Task : delete

Deletes the task in the specified task number from the list. Format : delete TASK_NUMBER

Examples :

• delete 1 (will delete task number 1)
• delete 3 (will delete task number 3)

Marking Task(s) As Done : done

Marks the task(s) in the specified task number(s) from the list. Format : done TASK_NUMBER1, [TASK_NUMBER2], [TASK_NUMBER3], ...

Examples :

• done 1 (will mark task number 1 as done)
• done 1, 2, 3 (will mark task number 1, 2, 3 as done)

Finding Task(s) by Keyword(s) : find

Shows all the task containing the keyword(s). Format : find KEYWORD1, [KEYWORD2], ...

Examples :

• find read (will show all task(s) containing read keyword if they exist.)
• find CS2103, CS2103 (will show all task(s) containing CS2102 and CS2103 keywords if they exist.)

Finding Task(s) by Date : show

Shows all the task on the specified input date. Format : show DATE

💡 Tip : DATE format should be in the form of YYYY-MM-DD.

Examples :

• show 2020-09-01 (will show all task(s) on 1st September 2020)
• show 2020-10-21 (will show all task(s) on 21st October 2020)

Sorting Task(s) : sort

Shows the sorted task list (Sorted by date, time, and lexicographic order). Format : sort

Listing Task(s) : list

Lists all the task(s) in the task list. Format : list

Detecting Duplicate(s)

Detects duplicate when adding task. Will not add the task if it already exists in the list.

Saving Data

Saves data to hard disk automatically after any command that changes the data. There is no need to save manually.

Command Summary

Action	Format
add a todo	todo TASK_NAME
add a deadline	deadline TASK_NAME /by TASK_DATE [TASK_TIME]
add an event	event TASK_NAME /at TASK_DATE [TASK_START_TIME]-[TASK_END_TIME]
delete task	delete TASK_NUMBER
mark task(s) as done	done TASK_NUMBER1, [TASK_NUMBER2], [TASK_NUMBER3], ...
find by keyword(s)	find KEYWORD1, [KEYWORD2], ...
find by date	show DATE
sort list	sort
list	list

Task Lists

• Auto-exit after command bye. Entering command bye will show goodbye message but does not exit the bot automatically.