This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 7 days at 10:00 am.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
0 10 */7 * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 7 days at 10:00 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.
Each user has their own crontab file, and the commands in this file are only executed by that particular user. The file contains instructions for the cron daemon. To edit your crontab file, you can use the crontab command.
Cron Fields
Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 7 days at 10:00 am“:
FUN FACT: Cron jobs can be used to automate just about any task that needs to be performed regularly – so get creative and see what you can come up with!.
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 7 days at 10:00 am for several reasons, including:
- A daily backup that needs to run every 7 days
- A weekly report that needs to be generated and emailed every 7 days
- A cron job that runs a maintenance script on a database every 7 days
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 6 days
- every 5 days
- every 4 days
- every 7 days
- every 1 day
- every 7 days at 4:30 am
- every 5 days at 3:00 am
- every 1 day at 9:00 am
FUN FACT: Cron is one of the most versatile tools in a Linux administrator’s toolbox..
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 7 days at 10:00 am. 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.