This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 10 days at 4:30 pm.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
30 16 */10 * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 10 days at 4:30 pm.”
What is a Cron Job & Crontab?
A cron job is a scheduled task that is typically executed by the operating system on a regular basis. Cron jobs are often used to perform maintenance or administrative tasks, such as backing up data or updating software.
A crontab is a file that contains instructions for the cron daemon. The cron daemon is a program that runs in the background and executes tasks at specified times. A crontab file consists of a series of lines, each of which represents a task to be executed. Each line has five fields, separated by spaces or tabs.
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 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!.
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 10 days at 4:30 pm for several reasons, including:
- Sending a daily email report
- Generating a monthly sales report
- Checking for expired users
- Deleting old log files
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 5 days
- every 3 days
- every 4 days
- every 2 days
- every 10 days
- every 1 day
- every 4 days at 7:30 pm
- every 2 days at 10:30 am
FUN FACT: Cron jobs can be used to automate just about any task that needs to be performed regularly – so get creative and see what you can come up with!.
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 10 days at 4:30 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 crontab cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.