This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 2 days at 4:30 pm.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
30 16 */2 * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 2 days at 4:30 pm.”
What is a Cron Job & Crontab?
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.
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 4:30 pm“:
FUN FACT: A common use for cron jobs is to generate periodic reports – for example, you could set up a cron job to automatically generate and send out a report on website traffic statistics every week..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 2 days at 4:30 pm for several reasons, including:
- Automatically backing up data
- Clearing temporary files
- Sending out reminders or notifications
- Checking for updates to software
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 3 days
- every 9 days
- every 8 days
- every 1 day
- every 10 days
- every 5 days
- every 5 days at 3:00 am
- every 3 days at 11:00 am
FUN FACT: You can use cron to schedule just about anything!.
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 2 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 cron job cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.