Opus User Guide

Opus is a desktop application to simplify your task management needs. Optimized for usage via a Command Line Interface (CLI) and augmented with a Graphical User Interface (GUI), Opus is fast and easy to use.

Table of Contents

• Requirements
• Quick Start
• Features and Usage
• Credits

Requirements

• Java 11 or later.

Quick Start

1. Download opus.jar here.

2. Copy the file to the folder you want to use as the home folder for Opus.

3. Double-click the file to start the app.

4. Type a command in the prompt box and press Enter to send it to Opus.

5. Refer to the Features and Usage section below for details of each command.

Features and Usage

• Words in UPPER_CASE are parameters to be supplied by the user.
• Items in [square brackets] are optional.

Add a task - todo / deadline / event

Adds a task with a specific type.

• todo - a task without a timestamp.
  Format: todo DESCRIPTION
  Example of usage: todo draw more art

• deadline - a task with a timestamp indicating by when it must be done.
  Format: deadline DESCRIPTION /by YYYY/MM/DD [HHMM]
  Example of usage:
  
  • deadline finish project /by 2020/09/18
  • deadline submit assigment /by 2020/10/03 2359
• event - a task with a timestamp indicating when it will be held.
  Format: event DESCRIPTION /at YYYY/MM/DD [HHMM]
  Example of usage:
  
  • deadline CTF competition /at 2020/09/05
  • deadline birthday surprise /at 2020/07/19 2200

Mark task as done - done

Marks a task with the specified index as done.

Format: done INDEX

Example of usage: done 1

Delete a task - delete

Deletes a task with the specified index.

Format: delete INDEX

Example of usage: delete 1

List all tasks - list

Lists all tasks saved in Opus.

Format: list

Example of usage: list

Find tasks - find

Lists all tasks whose description contains the specified keyword.

Format: find KEYWORD

Example of usage: find work

Add command alias - alias

Adds a command alias with the specified keyword.

Format: alias KEYWORD=COMMAND

Example of usage: alias del=delete

Quit Opus - bye

Quits the Opus application.

Format: bye

Example of usage: bye

Credits

• SE-EDU JavaFX Tutorial.