This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 7 days at 12:00 pm.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
0 12 */7 * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 7 days at 12:00 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.
A crontab is a file containing commands and instructions for the cron daemon to execute.
Cron Fields
Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 7 days at 12:00 pm“:
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 7 days at 12:00 pm for several reasons, including:
- sending a weekly email report on sales
- generating a report on server usage for the past week
- deleting temporary files that are more than 7 days old
- backing up files that have been modified in the past week
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 8 days
- every 6 days
- every 2 days
- every 4 days
- every 7 days
- every 3 days
- every 2 days at 12:00 pm
- every 8 days at 9:00 am
- every 3 days at 4:30 pm
FUN FACT: Cron jobs are named after the Greek god of time, Chronos – so now you know where the name comes from!.
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 7 days at 12:00 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.