Cron Job Every 1 Month On Day 22 Of The Month (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 1 month on day 22 of the month.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

0 0 22 * *

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

“Every 1 month on day 22 of the month.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A cron job is a task that is scheduled to run at a specific time or interval. Cron is a Linux utility that allows tasks to be automatically run in the background at regular intervals. These tasks are often called “cron jobs.”

A crontab (also known as a “cron table”) is a file that contains a list of commands that are executed at 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 1 month on day 22 of the month“:

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

Field 2: (0) indicates that the task will be run at hour 0 (12 am).

Field 3: (22) indicates that the task will be run on day 22 of every 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 named after the Greek god of time, Chronos – so now you know where the name comes from!.

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 1 month on day 22 of the month for several reasons, including:

• Backup a database
• Generate a report
• Send an email
• Clean up temporary files

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 5 months
• every 4 months
• every 2 months
• every 3 months
• every 6 months
• every 5 months on day 10 of the month
• every 1 month on day 28 of the month
• every 3 months on day 29 of the month

FUN FACT: If you want to edit your personal crontab, just type: “crontab -e” at the command prompt..

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 1 month on day 22 of the month. 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.