Cron Job Every 2 Days At 11:30 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 2 days at 11:30 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:

30 23 */2 * *

This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):

“Every 2 days at 11:30 pm.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A cron job is a scheduled task that is typically executed by the server in order to automate certain processes or tasks. For example, a cron job could be set up to automatically backup a database every night at 2am.

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. The crontab file is used to specify which tasks are to be run and when they are to be run.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 2 days at 11:30 pm“:

Field 1: (30) indicates that the task will be run at minute 30.

Field 2: (23) indicates that the task will be run at hour 23 (11 pm).

Field 3: (*/2) indicates that the task will be run every 2 days.

Field 4: (*) indicates that the task will be run every month.

Field 5: (*) indicates that the task will be run every day of the week.

 

FUN FACT: Cron jobs are used to schedule commands or scripts to run automatically at a specified time and date..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 2 days at 11:30 pm for several reasons, including:

• Scheduling a backup to run every other day at 11:30 pm
• Sending out a reminder email to users every other day at 11:30 pm
• Checking for updates from a remote server every other day at 11:30 pm

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 6 days
• every 5 days
• every 1 day
• every 9 days
• every 3 days
• every 10 days at 4:00 am
• every 2 days at 12:30 pm
• every 5 days at 1:30 am

FUN FACT: Cron jobs are often used to perform regular maintenance tasks, such as running backups or sending out reports..

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 2 days at 11:30 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.