Cron Job Every Hour Between 1:00 pm & 2:00 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every hour between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:

0 13-14 * * *

This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):

“Every hour between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A cron job is a time-based task that is set to run at a specific time or interval. These jobs are usually used for automating tasks, such as running backups or sending emails. Cron is the name of the program that enables users to schedule these jobs.

A crontab is a table or list of commands that are scheduled to run at specified times. The commands in a crontab file (also called a “cron table”) are normally executed by the cron daemon, which runs in the background and executes these commands automatically.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every hour between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm“:

Field 1: (0) indicates that the task will be run at minute 0.

Field 2: (13-14) indicates that the task will be run between hours 13 and 14 (1 pm to 2 pm).

Field 3: (*) indicates that the task will be run every day of the month.

Field 4: (*) indicates that the task will be run every month.

Field 5: (*) indicates that the task will be run every day of the week.

 

FUN FACT: Cron jobs are stored in a file called “crontab”, which is short for “cron table”..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every hour between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm for several reasons, including:

• A daily report could be generated and emailed to a group of people at 1:00 pm
• A server backup could be performed at 1:00 pm every day
• A scheduled task could be executed at 1:00 pm every day

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 11 hours
• every 1 hour
• every 7 hours
• every 12 hours
• every hour between 12:00 pm and 7:00 pm
• every hour between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm
• every hour between 6:00 am and 7:00 am

FUN FACT: A common use for cron jobs is to generate periodic reports – for example, you could set up a cron job to automatically generate and send out a report on website traffic statistics every week..

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every hour between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm. Please share this page with friends and colleagues if you find it useful.

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If you are looking for cron jobs that run at certain minutes, hours, days, weekdays, or months, or if you are looking for miscellaneous cron jobs, then check out our relevant sections, or visit our cron job cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.