Cron Job Every 7 Days At 4:30 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 7 days at 4:30 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

30 16 */7 * *

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

“Every 7 days at 4:30 pm.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A cron job is a time-based task that is set to run at a specific interval. For example, a cron job can be set to run every day at midnight in order to update a database or send out nightly emails. Cron jobs are typically used for maintenance tasks that need to be performed on a regular basis.

A crontab is a file containing commands and instructions for the cron daemon to execute. The crontab is used to schedule jobs (commands or shell scripts) to run periodically at certain times or dates.

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 4:30 pm“:

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

Field 2: (16) indicates that the task will be run at hour 16 (4 pm).

Field 3: (*/7) indicates that the task will be run every 7 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 are used to schedule commands or scripts to run automatically at a specified time and date..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 7 days at 4:30 pm for several reasons, including:

• Run a weekly backup of all user data on the system
• Send out a reminder email to all users that have not logged in for 7 days
• Purge any temporary files that are more than 7 days old
• Delete any user accounts that have been inactive for more than 7 days

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 10 days
• every 5 days
• every 1 day
• every 4 days
• every 2 days at 10:30 pm
• every 1 day at 3:30 am

FUN FACT: If you want to edit your personal crontab, just type: “crontab -e” at the command prompt..

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 crontab cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.