Cron Job Every Minute Between 1:00 pm & 5:00 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every minute between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

* 13-17 * * *

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

“Every minute between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

Each user has their own crontab file, and the commands in this file are only executed by that particular user. The file contains instructions for the cron daemon. To edit your crontab file, you can use the crontab command.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every minute between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm“:

Field 1: (*) indicates that the task will be run every minute.

Field 2: (13-17) indicates that the task will be run between hours 13 and 17 (1 pm to 5 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 is typically used for things like system maintenance tasks, running backups etc..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every minute between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm for several reasons, including:

• A cron job to run a backup every minute between 1pm and 5pm
• A cron job to run a system update every minute between 1pm and 5pm
• A cron job to check for new emails every minute between 1pm and 5pm

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 28 minutes
• every 30 minutes
• every 23 minutes
• every 25 minutes
• every 17 minutes
• every 22 minutes
• every minute between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm
• every minute between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm
• every minute between 1:00 am and 9:00 pm

FUN FACT: Cron is one of the most powerful tools available on a Linux system – use it wisely!.

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every minute between 1:00 pm and 5:00 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 crontab cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.