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User Guide of Elvin

This is Elvin, the best personal task management system you will ever use!

Quick Start

  1. Ensure that you have Java 11 installed on your laptop or computer.
  2. Download the latest version of the JAR file.
  3. Move the file to a folder that you want to use for the application
  4. Open up CLI and traverse until you reach your app folder.
  5. Type in java -jar "Elvin.jar".
  6. The app will create a data folder and text file and it will close again.

Features

Add Todo : todo

Add a todo task to the the list of tasks.

Format: todo DESCRIPTION

Example:

todo borrow book

Add Deadline : deadline

Add a deadline task to the list of task with specific deadline.

Format: deadline DESCRIPTION /by DEADLINE

Example:

deadline homework /by Sunday

Add Event : event

Add a event task to the list of task with a time period marked by from and to.

Format: event DESCRIPTION /from START /to END

Example:

event midterm exam /from 15:00 /to 17:00

Delete Task : delete

Delete task from list of task based on index.

Format: delete INDEX

Example:

delete 2

List Task : list

List all tasks in the list of tasks.

Format: list

Example:

list

Mark Task : mark

Mark a task as done based on index.

Format: mark INDEX

Example:

mark 2

Unmark Task : unmark

Unmark a task as done based on index.

Format: unmark INDEX

Example:

unmark 5

Find Task : find

List all tasks that contains the given string

Format: find DESCRIPTION

Example:

find book

EXIT : bye

Exit the app

Format: bye

Example:

bye

Save Data

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

Edit Data

The data is edited in the hard disk automatically after any command that changes the data. If you want to edit the data manually, you can use the app to edit it.

FAQ

Q: How do I transfer my data to another Computer? A: Install the app in the other computer and overwrite the empty data file it creates with the file that contains the data of your previous Elvin folder with same relative location.