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### Adding a person: `add`

Adds a person to the address book.
Adds a person to the candidate list.

Format: `add n/NAME e/EMAIL c/COUNTRY [p/PHONE] [t/TAG1] [t/TAG2]…​`

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Format: `list`

### Editing a person : `edit`
### Edit candidate details: `edit`

Edits an existing person in the address book.
Edits an existing candidate in the list.

Format: `edit INDEX [n/NAME] [p/PHONE] [e/EMAIL] [a/ADDRESS] [t/TAG]…​`
You can edit any of the valid candidate details including name, email, country and tags at the specified **INDEX**. Here, **INDEX** refers to the index number of candidates shown in the displayed candidate list.

* Edits the person at the specified `INDEX`. The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed person list. The index **must be a positive integer** 1, 2, 3, …​
* At least one of the optional fields must be provided.
* Existing values will be updated to the input values.
* When editing tags, the existing tags of the person will be removed i.e adding of tags is not cumulative.
* You can remove all the person’s tags by typing `t/` without
specifying any tags after it.
Format: `edit INDEX [n/NAME] [e/EMAIL] [c/COUNTRY] [p/PHONE] [t/TAG]…​`

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> [!NOTE]
> 1. Even though you can edit multiple candidate details at once, attribute to edit must be **non-empty**. In other words, you must edit **at least one attribute** specified above.
> 2. When **editing tags**, the existing tags of the candidate will be **removed**. Thus, you must specify **every tag** you want to keep on the candidate whenever you edit the candidate details.
> [!WARNING]
> **Comment and Interview Status** field for the candidates **cannot be edited** by `edit` as there is a dedicated method for editing them separately.
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*Example 1* : `edit 24 n/Johnny Doe e/johnnydoe@gmail.com c/Singapore`

This command edits **name**, **email**, and **country of residence** of the candidate with index 24 to **Johnny Doe**, **johnnydoe@gmail.com**, and **Singapore**, respectively.


*Example 2* : `edit 8 n/Jeb Song e/jebsong@gmail.com t/IMO Gold`

This command edits **name**, **email**, and the tag for **acceptance status** of the candidate with index 8 to **Jeb Song**, **jebsong@gmail.com**, and **IMO Gold**, respectively. Note that existing tag on this candidate is completely removed and new tag `IMO Gold` is added.

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If edit command is successfully executed, the app will display the edited candidate with the new attributes.

Examples:
* `edit 1 p/91234567 e/johndoe@example.com` Edits the phone number and email address of the 1st person to be `91234567` and `johndoe@example.com` respectively.
* `edit 2 n/Betsy Crower t/` Edits the name of the 2nd person to be `Betsy Crower` and clears all existing tags.

### Locating persons by name: `find`

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* `find alex david` returns `Alex Yeoh`, `David Li`<br>
![result for 'find alex david'](images/findAlexDavidResult.png)

### Deleting a person : `delete`
### Delete a candidate: `delete`

Deletes an existing candidate from the list.

Deletes the specified person from the address book.
You can delete any candidates in the displayed list at the specified **INDEX**. Here, **INDEX** refers to the index number of candidates shown in the displayed candidate list. The candidate index **must be** within the range from ***1*** to ***n***, where ***n*** represents the **number of candidates** in the database.

Format: `delete INDEX`

* Deletes the person at the specified `INDEX`.
* The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed person list.
* The index **must be a positive integer** 1, 2, 3, …​
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> [!NOTE]
> If INDEX provided is valid, a confirmation message would be displayed where the user would type **y/n** to confirm the deletion. If ***y*** is selected, it will delete the candidate from the list and display the deleted candidate. If ***n*** is selected, it will display that the delete operation is cancelled.
Examples:
* `list` followed by `delete 2` deletes the 2nd person in the address book.
* `find Betsy` followed by `delete 1` deletes the 1st person in the results of the `find` command.
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*Example* : `delete 3`

This command removes the candidate at third position in the candidate list displayed.

### Clearing all entries : `clear`

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