Cron Job Every 6 Days At 5:30 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 6 days at 5:30 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

30 17 */6 * *

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

“Every 6 days at 5:30 pm.”

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 commonly used to automate system maintenance or administration tasks, such as running backups or sending emails.

A crontab (also known as a “cron table”) is a file that contains a list of commands that are executed at specified times.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 6 days at 5:30 pm“:

Field 1: (30) indicates that the task will be run at minute 30.

Field 2: (17) indicates that the task will be run at hour 17 (5 pm).

Field 3: (*/6) indicates that the task will be run every 6 days.

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 can be set up to run at specific times, or they can be configured to run periodically (e.g., every hour)..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 6 days at 5:30 pm for several reasons, including:

• A server administrator might use this cron job to run a daily backup of user data at 5:30 pm every 6 days.
• A developer might use this cron job to rebuild a search index every 6 days at 5:30 pm.
• An operations team might use this cron job to run system maintenance tasks every 6 days at 5:30 pm.

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 3 days
• every 8 days
• every 10 days
• every 7 days
• every 5 days
• every 2 days
• every 8 days at 7:30 pm
• every 1 day at 4:30 pm
• every 6 days at 1:30 am

FUN FACT: Cron jobs are named after the Greek god Chronos, who represents time itself..

Wrapping Up

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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.