This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every weekend.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
0 0 * * 6,0
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every weekend.”
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 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 typically contains a list of commands, with each command being executed at a specified time.
Cron Fields
Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every weekend“:
FUN FACT: Cron jobs are named after the Greek god Chronos, who represents time itself..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every weekend for several reasons, including:
- Automatically generate a report of sales data and email it to the marketing team
- Perform a database backup
- Delete temporary files that are no longer needed
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every day/night at midnight
- every weekday
- every weekend
- every morning
- every weekday
- every morning
- every weekend
FUN FACT: Cron jobs are named after the Greek god of time, Chronos – so now you know where the name comes from!.
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every weekend. 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.