This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every minute between 10:00 am and 10:00 pm.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
* 10-22 * * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every minute between 10:00 am and 10:00 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 typically used for maintenance or administrative tasks, such as backing up data or updating software.
Crontab files are stored in the “/etc/cron*” directories on most Linux systems. Each user has their own crontab file, and there is also a system-wide crontab file that can be used to schedule system tasks.
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 10:00 am and 10:00 pm“:
FUN FACT: When configuring a cron job, you can specify the minute, hour, day of the month, month and day of the week when it should run – this gives you a lot of flexibility in terms of when your task will be performed automatically!.
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every minute between 10:00 am and 10:00 pm for several reasons, including:
- checking the status of a long-running process
- sending out a daily report
- performing nightly backups
- refreshing data caches
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 26 minutes
- every 16 minutes
- every 19 minutes
- every 20 minutes
- every 3 minutes
- every minute between 1:00 am and 11:00 pm
- every minute between 8:00 am and 1:00 pm
FUN FACT: Cron jobs are automated processes that run on a schedule..
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every minute between 10:00 am and 10:00 pm. 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.