This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 1 day at 2:30 am.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
30 2 * * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 1 day at 2:30 am.”
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 tasks, such as backing up data or updating software.
A crontab is a file that contains a list of commands that are to be executed at specified times. The commands in the crontab are executed by the cron daemon, which runs in the background.
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 2:30 am“:
FUN FACT: Cron is typically used for things like system maintenance tasks, running backups etc..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 1 day at 2:30 am for several reasons, including:
- Automatically update software
- Perform system maintenance tasks
- Generate reports
- Check for security breaches
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 3 days
- every 1 day
- every 2 days
- every 6 days
- every 9 days
- every 10 days
- every 1 day at 11:00 am
- every 4 days at 8:00 am
FUN FACT: If you need to temporarily disable a cron job, you can simply comment out the line in the crontab file that corresponds to that particular task..
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 1 day at 2:30 am. 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.