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Goofy User Guide

Goofy is a command-line chatbot that helps you manage your tasks. If you can type fast, Goofy can manage your tasks faster than most GUI apps. A-hyuck!

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Quick Start

1. Ensure you have Java 17 or above installed.
2. Download the latest goofy.jar from the releases page.
3. Copy the file to the folder you want to use as the home folder for Goofy.
4. Open a terminal in that folder and run:

java -jar goofy.jar

1. Type a command and press Enter to execute it.
2. Refer to the Features section below for a list of all commands.

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Features

Notes about the command format:

• Words in UPPER_CASE are parameters to be supplied by you.
• Parameters must be in the order shown.
• Extraneous parameters for commands that do not take parameters (e.g., list, bye) will be treated as errors.

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Adding a todo task: todo

Adds a task with no date or time attached to it.

Format: todo DESCRIPTION

Example:

todo read book

Expected output:

    ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Okie dokie! I went ahead and scribbled that down:
      [T][ ] read book
    Ya got 1 task now. Don't let 'em pile up like my laundry!
    ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Adding a deadline task: deadline

Adds a task that needs to be done before a specific date.

Format: deadline DESCRIPTION /by DATE

• DATE can be in yyyy-MM-dd format (e.g., 2019-12-01) for smart date display, or any plain text (e.g., Sunday).

Examples:

deadline return book /by 2019-06-06
deadline submit report /by Sunday

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Adding an event task: event

Adds a task that spans a start and end date.

Format: event DESCRIPTION /from START /to END

• START and END can be in yyyy-MM-dd format or any plain text.

Example:

event project meeting /from 2019-06-06 /to 2019-06-08

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Listing all tasks: list

Shows all tasks currently in the list.

Format: list

Expected output:

    ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Hold on, lemme squint at your list real hard...
    1. [T][ ] read book
    2. [D][ ] return book (by: Jun 06 2019)
    3. [E][ ] project meeting (from: Jun 06 2019 to: Jun 08 2019)
    ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Marking a task as done: mark

Marks the specified task as done.

Format: mark TASK_NUMBER

Example:

mark 1

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Marking a task as not done: unmark

Marks the specified task as not done.

Format: unmark TASK_NUMBER

Example:

unmark 1

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Deleting a task: delete

Removes the specified task from the list permanently.

Format: delete TASK_NUMBER

Example:

delete 2

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Finding tasks by keyword: find

Finds all tasks whose descriptions contain the given keyword. The search is case-insensitive.

Format: find KEYWORD

Example:

find book

Expected output:

    ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Here are the matching tasks in your list:
    1. [T][ ] read book
    2. [D][ ] return book (by: Jun 06 2019)
    ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Finding tasks on a date: date

Lists all deadlines due on the given date, and all events that fall on or within that date.

Format: date DATE

• DATE must be in yyyy-MM-dd format.

Example:

date 2019-06-07

Expected output:

    ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Here's what's happenin' on Jun 07 2019:
    1. [E][ ] project meeting (from: Jun 06 2019 to: Jun 08 2019)
    ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Exiting the program: bye

Exits the program.

Format: bye

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Data Storage

Goofy saves your tasks automatically to ./data/goofy.txt after every command. The file is loaded when Goofy starts up. You do not need to save manually.

Note: Do not edit goofy.txt manually. Corrupted lines will be silently skipped on load.

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Command Summary

Command	Format	Example
todo	todo DESCRIPTION	todo read book
deadline	deadline DESCRIPTION /by DATE	deadline return book /by 2019-06-06
event	event DESCRIPTION /from START /to END	event meeting /from 2019-06-06 /to 2019-06-08
list	list	list
mark	mark TASK_NUMBER	mark 1
unmark	unmark TASK_NUMBER	unmark 1
delete	delete TASK_NUMBER	delete 2
find	find KEYWORD	find book
date	date DATE	date 2019-06-06
bye	bye	bye