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Alice Task Manager (Alice) is a desktop app for managing tasks, optimized for use via a Command Line Interface (CLI) while still having the benefits of a Graphical User Interface (GUI). If you can type fast, she can get your tasks done faster than traditional GUI apps.

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Quick start

1. Ensure you have Java 11 or above installed in your Computer.

2. Download the latest alice.jar from here.

3. Copy the file to the folder you want to use as the home folder for your application.

4. Open a command terminal, cd into the folder you put the jar file in, and use the java -jar alice.jar command to run the application. A GUI similar to the below should appear in a few seconds. You can also run the CLI version by using the --cli flag.
   

5. Type the command in the command box and press Enter to execute it. Some example commands you can try:

   • list : Lists all tasks.

   • deadline return book /by 2023-08-06T14:00:00 : Adds a return book task with the deadline of 6th August 2023, 2pm.

   • delete 3 : Deletes the 3rd task shown in the current list.

   • bye : Exits the app.

6. Refer to the Features below for details of each command.

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Features

Notes about the command format:

• Words in UPPER_CASE are the parameters to be supplied by the user.
  e.g. in todo DESCRIPTION, DESCRIPTION is a parameter which can be used as todo read book.

• Every parameter has to be in the order specified in the format and cannot be omitted.
  e.g. if the format specifies deadline DESCRIPTION /by DATETIME, deadline /by 2023-08-06T14:00:00 DESCRIPTION and deadline DESCRIPTION will not be accepted as valid commands.

• Dates and times should be in the format YYYY-MM-DD and HH:MM:SS respectively.
  e.g. 2021-08-06T14:00:00 will be interpreted as 6th August 2021, 2pm.

• Extraneous parameters for commands that do not take in parameters (such as list and bye) will be ignored.
  e.g. if the command specifies list 123, it will be interpreted as list.

• If you are using a PDF version of this document, be careful when copying and pasting commands that span multiple lines as space characters surrounding line-breaks may be omitted when copied over to the application.

Listing all tasks : list

Shows a list of all tasks in the application.

Format: list

Locating tasks by description: find

Finds tasks whose descriptions contain any of the given keywords.

Format: find KEYWORD [MORE_KEYWORDS]

• The search is case-insensitive and will match even if only a substring of the keyword(s) is matched. e.g. Meet will match meeting
• The order of the keywords does not matter. e.g. meeting work will match work meeting
• Tasks matching at least one keyword will be returned (i.e. OR search). e.g. meeting work will return work on my project and meeting with friends

Examples:

Adding a task : todo/deadline/event

Adds a task to the list. There are 3 types of tasks: todo, deadline, and event.

Format: todo DESCRIPTION or deadline DESCRIPTION /by DATETIME or event DESCRIPTION /from DATETIME /to DATETIME

• Adds a task to the list.
• The task type is specified by the first word in the command: todo, deadline, or event.
• The description of the task is specified after the task type.
• For deadline tasks, the deadline is specified after the /by keyword.
• For event tasks, the start and end times are specified after the /from and /to keywords respectively. DATETIME must be in the format specified above.

Examples:

• todo read book

  Got it nyaa~! I added this taskie for you:
  [T][ ] read book []
  Now you have 1 taskie uwu in the list, desu~!
  

• deadline return book /by 2023-08-06T14:00:00

  Got it nyaa~! I added this taskie for you:
  [D][ ] return book [] (by: 2:00 PM, Aug 6 2023)
  Now you have 2 taskies uwu in the list, desu~! 
  

• event project meeting /from 2021-08-06T14:00:00 /to 2021-08-06T16:00:00

  Got it nyaa~! I added this taskie for you:
  [E][ ] project meeting [] (from: 2:00 PM, Aug 6 2021 to: 4:00 PM, Aug 6 2021)
  Now you have 3 taskies uwu in the list, desu~!
  

Deleting a task : delete

Deletes the specified task from the list.

Format: delete INDEX

• Deletes the task at the specified INDEX.
• The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list by the list command.
• The index must be a positive integer 1, 2, 3, …​

Examples:

• list followed by delete 2 deletes the 2nd task in the list.

  Nyaa~ noted! I removed this taskie for you:
  [D][ ] return book [] (by: 2:00 PM, Aug 6 2023)
  Now you have 2 taskies uwu in the list, desu~!
  

Marking a task as done/not done : mark/unmark

Marks the specified task from the list as done or not done.

Format: mark INDEX or unmark INDEX

• Marks the task at the specified INDEX as done or not done.
• The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list by the list command.
• The index must be a positive integer 1, 2, 3, …​

Examples:

• list followed by mark 2 marks the 2nd task in the list as done.

  Nyan nyan~! I marked this taskie as done for you:
  [E][X] project meeting [] (from: 2:00 PM, Aug 6 2021 to: 4:00 PM, Aug 6 2021)
  

• list followed by unmark 1 marks the 1st task in the list as not done.

  Okie dokie nyaa~! I marked this taskie as not done yet:
  [E][ ] project meeting [] (from: 2:00 PM, Aug 6 2021 to: 4:00 PM, Aug 6 2021)
  

Tagging a task : tag

Tags the specified task from the list with the given tag.

Format: tag INDEX TAG [MORE_TAGS]

• Tags the task at the specified INDEX with the given tag(s).
• The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list by the list command.
• The index must be a positive integer 1, 2, 3, …​
• The tag(s) must be alphanumeric and cannot contain whitespace.

Examples:

• list followed by tag 2 important work tags the 2nd task in the list with the tags important and work.

  Nyan~! I added some cute tags to this taskie:
  [E][ ] project meeting [important, work] (from: 2:00 PM, Aug 6 2021 to: 4:00 PM, Aug 6 2021)
  

Untagging a task : untag

Clears all tags from the specified task from the list.

Format: untag INDEX

• Clears all tags from the task at the specified INDEX.
• The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list by the list command.
• The index must be a positive integer 1, 2, 3, …​

Examples:

• list followed by untag 2 clears all tags from the 2nd task in the list.

  Nyaa~, I cleared all the tags for this taskie:
  [E][ ] project meeting [] (from: 2:00 PM, Aug 6 2021 to: 4:00 PM, Aug 6 2021)
  

Exiting the program : exit

Exits the program.

Format: exit

Saving the data

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

Editing the data file

Alice data are saved automatically as [JAR file location]/alice.txt. Advanced users are welcome to update data directly by editing that data file.

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 Alice home folder.

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Command summary

Action	Format, Examples
List	list
Find	find KEYWORD [MORE_KEYWORDS] e.g., find meeting work
Add	todo DESCRIPTION e.g., todo read book deadline DESCRIPTION /by DATETIME e.g., deadline return book /by 2023-08-06T14:00:00 event DESCRIPTION /from DATETIME /to DATETIME e.g., event project meeting /from 2021-08-06T14:00:00 /to 2021-08-06T16:00:00
Delete	delete INDEX e.g., delete 2
Mark/Unmark	mark INDEX e.g., mark 2 unmark INDEX e.g., unmark 1
Tag	tag INDEX TAG [MORE_TAGS] e.g., tag 2 important work
Untag	untag INDEX e.g., untag 2
Exit	exit