Cron Job Every Minute Between 4:00 pm & 6:00 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every minute between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

* 16-18 * * *

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

“Every minute between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A cron job is a time-based task that is set to run at a specific time or interval. These jobs are usually used for automating tasks, such as running backups or sending emails. Cron is the name of the program that enables users to schedule these jobs.

A crontab is a file that contains instructions for the cron daemon. The cron daemon is a program that runs in the background and executes tasks at specified times. A crontab file consists of a series of lines, each of which represents a task to be executed. Each line has five fields, separated by spaces or tabs.

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 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm“:

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

Field 2: (16-18) indicates that the task will be run between hours 16 and 18 (4 pm to 6 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 jobs are stored in a file called “crontab”, which is short for “cron table”..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every minute between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm for several reasons, including:

• A cron job to run a backups every minute between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm
• A cron job to check for new email every minute between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm
• A cron job to update a website every minute between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 25 minutes
• every 19 minutes
• every 5 minutes
• every 26 minutes
• every 15 minutes
• every minute between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm
• every minute between 12:00 am and 11:00 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

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every minute between 4:00 pm and 6:00 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 cron job cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.