Cron Job Every 2 Months On Day 9 Of The Month (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 2 months on day 9 of the month.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

0 0 9 */2 *

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

“Every 2 months on day 9 of the month.”

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 text file that contains a list of commands to be run at specified times. The commands in the crontab are executed by the cron daemon, which runs on most Unix-like systems.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 2 months on day 9 of the month“:

Field 1: (0) indicates that the task will be run at minute 0.

Field 2: (0) indicates that the task will be run at hour 0 (12 am).

Field 3: (9) indicates that the task will be run on day 9 of every month.

Field 4: (*/2) indicates that the task will be run every 2 months.

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 2 months on day 9 of the month for several reasons, including:

• Run a script to update software on the 9th day of every other month
• Generate reports on the 9th day of every other month
• Perform backups on the 9th day of every other month

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 2 months
• every 5 months
• every 1 month
• every 4 months
• every 3 months
• every 6 months
• every 1 month on day 31 of the month
• every 2 months on day 24 of the month
• every 6 months on day 5 of the month

FUN FACT: Each user on a system can have their own crontab, and commands in them will be executed as that user..

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.