Cron Job Every 5 Days At 2:30 am (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 5 days at 2:30 am.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

30 2 */5 * *

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

“Every 5 days at 2:30 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 is a Linux utility that allows tasks to be automatically run in the background at regular intervals. These tasks are often called “cron jobs.”

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, which runs in the background.

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 2:30 am“:

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

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

Field 3: (*/5) indicates that the task will be run every 5 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 5 days at 2:30 am for several reasons, including:

• Automatically run a backup at 2:30 am every 5 days
• Automatically update software every 5 days at 2:30 am
• Schedule a cron job to run every 5 days at 2:30 am

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 1 day
• every 7 days
• every 10 days
• every 4 days
• every 6 days
• every 2 days
• every 3 days at 5:30 pm
• every 8 days at 7:00 pm
• every 6 days at 11:00 pm

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

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.