Cron Job Every 3 Days At 6:00 am (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 3 days at 6:00 am.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

0 6 */3 * *

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

“Every 3 days at 6:00 am.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A cron job is a task that is scheduled to run at a specified time or interval. Cron jobs are commonly used to automate system maintenance or administration tasks, such as running backups or sending emails.

To create or edit a cron job, users must first open the crontab file using a text editor. The crontab file contains instructions for the cron daemon, which is the program that actually executes the commands specified in the file. Each line in the crontab file represents a single task or command.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 3 days at 6:00 am“:

Field 1: (0) indicates that the task will be run at minute 0.

Field 2: (6) indicates that the task will be run at hour 6 (6 am).

Field 3: (*/3) indicates that the task will be run every 3 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: If a cron job is not properly configured, it might never execute – so make sure you double-check your settings before setting one up!.

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 3 days at 6:00 am for several reasons, including:

• Automatically backup data at 6:00 am every 3 days
• Run a system checkup every 3 days at 6:00 am
• Generate reports every 3 days at 6:00 am

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 1 day
• every 3 days
• every 9 days
• every 8 days
• every 5 days
• every 2 days at 7:00 pm
• every 9 days at 6:30 am

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

Wrapping Up

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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.