Cron Job Every 6 Days At 11:30 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 6 days at 11:30 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

30 23 */6 * *

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

“Every 6 days at 11:30 pm.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A cron job is a scheduled task that is typically executed automatically at a predetermined time or interval. Cron jobs are commonly used to perform system maintenance or administrative tasks, such as backing up data or generating reports.

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. The crontab file is used to specify which tasks are to be run and when they are to be run.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 6 days at 11:30 pm“:

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

Field 2: (23) indicates that the task will be run at hour 23 (11 pm).

Field 3: (*/6) indicates that the task will be run every 6 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 you want to edit your personal crontab, just type: “crontab -e” at the command prompt..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 6 days at 11:30 pm for several reasons, including:

• Run a backup of user data every 6 days at 11:30 pm
• Archive log files every 6 days at 11:30 pm
• Send out a report to users every 6 days at 11:30 pm

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 1 day
• every 9 days
• every 10 days
• every 3 days
• every 1 day at 8:30 pm
• every 9 days at 6:30 pm

FUN FACT: If you need to temporarily disable a cron job, you can simply comment out the line in the crontab file that corresponds to that particular task..

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.