Cron Job Every 29 Minutes (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 29 minutes.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

*/29 * * * *

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

“Every 29 minutes.”

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 typically used for automating tasks, such as running backups or sending emails.

To create or edit a cron job, users must first open the crontab file using a text editor. The crontab file contains instructions for the cron daemon, which is the program that actually executes the commands specified in the file. Each line in the crontab file represents a single task or command.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 29 minutes“:

Field 1: (*/29) indicates that the task will be run every 29 minutes.

Field 2: (*) indicates that the task will be run every hour.

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 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 29 minutes for several reasons, including:

• Sending a daily email report
• Checking for new data sources
• Generating a report of recent activity
• Pulling data from an external API

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 16 minutes
• every minute
• every 6 minutes
• every 20 minutes
• every 4 minutes
• every minute between 1:00 pm and 10:00 pm
• every minute between 12:00 pm and 5:00 pm
• every minute between 7:00 am and 12:00 pm

FUN FACT: Cron is typically used for things like system maintenance tasks, running backups etc..

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 29 minutes. 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.