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

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

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

0 3 */6 * *

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

“Every 6 days at 3:00 am.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A cron job is a time-based task that is set to run at specific intervals. This can be anything from running a backup script every night to sending out an email notification once a week. Cron jobs are typically used for maintenance or repetitive tasks.

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 6 days at 3:00 am“:

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

Field 2: (3) indicates that the task will be run at hour 3 (3 am).

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: Cron jobs can be set up to run at specific times, or they can be configured to run periodically (e.g., every hour)..

Use Cases

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

• Checking for updates to a software package and installing them
• Deleting temporary files that are no longer needed
• Generating reports based on data collected over the previous 6 days

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

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

FUN FACT: Each user on a system can have their own crontab, and commands in them will be executed as that user..

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.