This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 8 days at 12:00 pm.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
0 12 */8 * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 8 days at 12:00 pm.”
What is a Cron Job & Crontab?
A cron job is a task that is scheduled to run at a specified 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 text file containing a list of commands that are executed at specified times. The commands in the crontab are executed by the cron daemon, which runs in the background and checks for new entries every minute.
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 12:00 pm“:
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 12:00 pm for several reasons, including:
- Backing up your data
- Generate reports
- Restart a service
- Backup a database
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 1 day
- every 9 days
- every 7 days
- every 3 days
- every 8 days
- every 4 days
- every 2 days at 2:30 pm
- every 3 days at 2:30 am
FUN FACT: The most common way to edit cron jobs is using the crontab command – this stands for “cron table,” and it contains all the information about when your tasks should be executed..
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.