Cron Job Every 10 Days At 11:00 am (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 10 days at 11:00 am.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

0 11 */10 * *

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

“Every 10 days at 11:00 am.”

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 that contains a list of commands to be executed by the cron daemon. The commands in the crontab are executed at the specified times.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 10 days at 11:00 am“:

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

Field 2: (11) indicates that the task will be run at hour 11 (11 am).

Field 3: (*/10) indicates that the task will be run every 10 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: Cron jobs are automated processes that run on a schedule..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 10 days at 11:00 am for several reasons, including:

• Sending out a monthly newsletter on the first of every month at 11:00 am
• Backup up a database every 10 days at 11:00 am
• Run a script to generate reports every 10 days at 11:00 am

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 4 days
• every 7 days
• every 3 days
• every 6 days
• every 5 days
• every 7 days at 10:30 am
• every 5 days at 5:00 am
• every 6 days at 4:00 am

FUN FACT: If a cron job is not properly configured, it might never execute – so make sure you double-check your settings before setting one up!.

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 10 days at 11:00 am. 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 crontab cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.