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User Guide

Alpha is a desktop chatbot app for managing tasks, optimized for use via a Command Line Interface. Use Alpha to quickly get your life on-task! Here’s a quick breakdown of Alpha’s features.

Features

Add a task

Alpha supports 3 types of tasks:

1. To-do (basic task)
2. Deadline (to-do with a deadline)
3. Event (has a start and end time)

Add to-do: todo

Adds a to-do to the task list.

Format: todo <Description>

Examples:

• todo finish Sci-Fi readings for class
• todo buy eggs and chicken

Add deadline: deadline

Adds a deadline to the task list.

Format: deadline <Description> /by <Time>

Note: Time format = Date Time = YYYY-MM-dd HHmm

Examples:

• deadline Philosophy essay /by 2020-09-18 2359
• deadilne Figma UI markup /by 2020-09-25 1800

Add event: event

Adds an event to the task list.

Format: event <Description> /at <Time>

Note: Time format = Date startTime-endTime = YYYY-MM-dd HHmm-HHmm

Examples:

• event Art Exhibition Opening /at 2020-09-20 1800-2200
• event Ultra Hackathon /at 2020-10-14 0800-2300

View task list: list

Lists out all tasks in the task list.

Example of usage: list

Expected outcome:

Removing a task: delete

Removes a task from the task list.

Format: delete <index>

• Tasks are identified by index
• The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list.
• Index begins from 1. It needs to be a positive integer.

Examples:

• delete 1
• delete -1 -> ERROR

Mark task as complete: done

Marks a task as completed.

Format: done <index>

• Tasks are identified by index
• The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list.
• Index begins from 1. It needs to be a positive integer.

Examples:

• done 1
• done -1 -> ERROR

Find a task: find

Find a task whose description contains the given search term.

Format: find <Search Term>

• search term is a String searching for a match amongst the task descriptions
• search term is case-insensitive

Example of usage:

• find ultra
• find book

Expected outcome:

Postpone a deadline/event: postpone

Postpone a deadline or event.

Format: postpone <index> /by <amount> <time unit>

Supported time units:

• year(s)
• month(s)
• day(s)
• hour(s)
• minute(s)

Example of usage: postpone 3 /by 2 hours

Example of outcome:

Advance a deadline/event: postpone

Advance (brings forward) a deadline or event.

Format: advance <index> /by <amount> <time unit>

Supported time units:

• year(s)
• month(s)
• day(s)
• hour(s)
• minute(s)

Example of usage: advance 3 /by 2 hours

Example of outcome:

Help: help

Shows the list of all available commands.

Example: help

Command Summary

Action	Format, Examples
Add To-do	todo <Description> E.g.: todo finish Sci-Fi readings for class
Add Deadline	deadline <Description> /by <Time> E.g.: deadline Philosophy essay /by 2020-09-18 2359
Add Event	event <Description> /at <Time> E.g.: event Art Exhibition Opening /at 2020-09-20 1800-2200
List	list
Delete	delete <index>
Done	done <index>
Find	find <search term>
Postpone	postpone <index> <amount> <time unit> E.g.: postpone 3 /by 2 hours
Advance	advance <index> <amount> <time unit> E.g.: advance 3 /by 2 hours
help	help