Cron Job Every 6 Days At 4:00 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 6 days at 4:00 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

0 16 */6 * *

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

“Every 6 days at 4:00 pm.”

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 6 days at 4:00 pm“:

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

Field 2: (16) indicates that the task will be run at hour 16 (4 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: Cron is typically used for things like system maintenance tasks, running backups etc..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 6 days at 4:00 pm for several reasons, including:

• To run a daily backup at 4:00 pm every 6 days
• To check for updates to a software package every 6 days at 4:00 pm
• To send out a reminder email every 6 days at 4:00 pm

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 1 day
• every 9 days
• every 2 days
• every 6 days
• every 10 days at 11:00 am
• every 6 days at 1:00 am
• every 2 days at 8:30 am

FUN FACT: You can use cron to schedule just about anything!.

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 6 days at 4:00 pm. Please share this page with friends and colleagues if you find it useful.

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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.