This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every minute between 12:00 am and 1:00 am.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

* 0-1 * * *

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

“Every minute between 12:00 am and 1:00 am.”

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 system maintenance or administration tasks, such as running backups or sending email reports.

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 minute between 12:00 am and 1:00 am“:

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

Field 2: (0-1) indicates that the task will be run between hours 0 and 1 (12 am to 1 am).

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: 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..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every minute between 12:00 am and 1:00 am for several reasons, including:

To run a daily backup at 1:00 am
To send out a daily email report at 1:00 am
To generate monthly statistics at 12:30 am

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

FUN FACT: When editing your crontab, it is important to use a text editor that supports Unix-style line endings (LF), as opposed to Windows-style line endings (CRLF)..

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every minute between 12:00 am and 1:00 am. Please share this page with friends and colleagues if you find it useful.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to comment below.

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.

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