This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 3 days at 9:00 am.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
0 9 */3 * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 3 days at 9:00 am.”
What is a Cron Job & Crontab?
A cron job is a task that is scheduled to run at a specific time or interval. Cron jobs are typically used for 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 typically contains a list of commands, with each command being executed at a specified time.
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 9:00 am“:
FUN FACT: When configuring a cron job, you can specify the minute, hour, day of the month, month and day of the week when it should run – this gives you a lot of flexibility in terms of when your task will be performed automatically!.
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 3 days at 9:00 am for several reasons, including:
- Check for updates to a software package and download new versions
- Run a script to generate reports on website traffic
- Delete temporary files that are more than 3 days old
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 2 days
- every 4 days
- every 1 day
- every 5 days
- every 10 days at 10:00 pm
- every 1 day at 12:00 pm
- every 1 day at 2:00 pm
FUN FACT: Cron jobs are automated processes that run on a schedule..
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.