This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 1 day at 1:00 pm.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
0 13 * * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 1 day at 1:00 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 commonly used to automate system maintenance or administration tasks, such as running backups or sending emails.
To create or edit a cron job, users must first open the crontab file using a text editor. The crontab file contains instructions for the cron daemon, which is the program that actually executes the commands specified in the file. Each line in the crontab file represents a single task or command.
Cron Fields
Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 1 day at 1:00 pm“:
FUN FACT: Cron is one of the most versatile tools in a Linux administrator’s toolbox..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 1 day at 1:00 pm for several reasons, including:
- Sending a daily email report
- Backing up data
- Running a system maintenance script
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 10 days
- every 1 day
- every 9 days
- every 7 days
- every 4 days
- every 8 days at 5:00 pm
- every 7 days at 4:30 pm
- every 3 days at 8:30 am
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!.
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 1 day at 1:00 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.