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

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

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

30 19 */7 * *

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

“Every 7 days at 7:30 pm.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A cron job is a time-based task that is set to run at specific intervals. These jobs are usually used for maintenance or automation purposes. For example, a cron job could be set to delete temporary files every week so that they don’t take up space on the server.

To create or edit a cron job, users must first open the crontab file using a text editor. The crontab file contains instructions for the cron daemon, which is the program that actually executes the commands specified in the file. Each line in the crontab file represents a single task or 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 7:30 pm“:

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

Field 2: (19) indicates that the task will be run at hour 19 (7 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 7:30 pm for several reasons, including:

• To run a backups every 7 days
• Execute some maintenance tasks that should not be done during business hours
• Run a report that is needed once a week
• Check for updates to software once a week

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 10 days
• every 1 day
• every 6 days
• every 9 days
• every 5 days at 2:00 pm
• every 5 days at 1:30 am

FUN FACT: One common use for cron jobs is to send out email reminders or notifications based on certain events (such as an upcoming deadline)..

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 7 days at 7:30 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.