Cron Job Every 10 Days At 5:00 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 10 days at 5:00 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

0 17 */10 * *

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

“Every 10 days at 5:00 pm.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A cron job is a task that is scheduled to run at a specified time or interval. Cron jobs are commonly used to automate system maintenance or administration tasks, such as running backups or sending emails.

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 10 days at 5:00 pm“:

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

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

Field 3: (*/10) indicates that the task will be run every 10 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: If a cron job is not properly configured, it might never execute – so make sure you double-check your settings before setting one up!.

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 10 days at 5:00 pm for several reasons, including:

• Sending out a reminder email to customers every 10 days
• Generating a report of system usage statistics every 10 days
• Backing up data to remote storage every 10 days

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 1 day
• every 9 days
• every 7 days
• every 10 days
• every 5 days at 1:30 am
• every 2 days at 1:30 am
• every 8 days at 10:30 am

FUN FACT: If you want to edit your personal crontab, just type: “crontab -e” at the command prompt..

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.