This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 10 days.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
0 0 */10 * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 10 days.”
What is a Cron Job & Crontab?
A cron job is a time-based task that is set to run at a specific time or interval. This can be used to automate tasks such as running backups, sending emails, or running system maintenance scripts.
A crontab (also known as a “cron table”) is a file that contains a list of commands that are executed at specified times.
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“:
FUN FACT: If you want to edit your personal crontab, just type: “crontab -e” at the command prompt..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 10 days for several reasons, including:
- A database backup that needs to run every 10 days
- A log file purge that needs to run every 10 days
- A system health check that needs to run every 10 days
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 6 days
- every 5 days
- every 4 days
- every 9 days
- every 7 days
- every 8 days at 6:30 am
- every 5 days at 9:30 pm
- every 8 days at 5:30 pm
FUN FACT: Cron jobs are used to schedule commands or scripts to run automatically at a specified time and date..
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 10 days. 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.