This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 5 days at 10:00 pm.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
0 22 */5 * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 5 days at 10:00 pm.”
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 typically used to perform system maintenance or administration tasks, such as backing up data or generating reports.
A crontab is a file containing commands and instructions for the cron daemon to execute.
Cron Fields
Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 5 days at 10:00 pm“:
FUN FACT: If you need to delete a cron job, simply remove the corresponding line from the crontab file and save your changes..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 5 days at 10:00 pm for several reasons, including:
- A daily backup that is rotated weekly
- Checking for updates to a software package
- Purging old log files
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 5 days
- every 1 day
- every 2 days
- every 6 days
- every 9 days at 8:30 pm
- every 8 days at 7:00 am
- every 4 days at 1:30 pm
FUN FACT: Cron is typically used for things like system maintenance tasks, running backups etc..
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 crontab cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.