Cron Job Every 8 Days At 3:00 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 8 days at 3:00 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

0 15 */8 * *

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

“Every 8 days at 3:00 pm.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A cron job is a task that is scheduled to run at a specific time or interval. Cron jobs are commonly used to automate system maintenance or administration tasks, such as running backups or sending emails.

A crontab is a file containing commands and instructions for the cron daemon to execute. The crontab is used to schedule jobs (commands or shell scripts) to run periodically at certain times or dates.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 8 days at 3:00 pm“:

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

Field 2: (15) indicates that the task will be run at hour 15 (3 pm).

Field 3: (*/8) indicates that the task will be run every 8 days.

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: 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..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 8 days at 3:00 pm for several reasons, including:

• Check for updates to a software package and if there are any, update the local copy
• Run a script to generate statistics about system usage
• Send an email to the administrator summarizing system activity for the past week

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 5 days
• every 1 day
• every 6 days
• every 9 days
• every 8 days at 2:30 am
• every 7 days at 12:00 am
• every 9 days at 8:30 pm

FUN FACT: Cron jobs are named after the Greek god of time, Chronos – so now you know where the name comes from!.

Wrapping Up

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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.