This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 10 hours at 50 minutes past the hour.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
50 */10 * * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 10 hours at 50 minutes past the hour.”
What is a Cron Job & Crontab?
A cron job is a time-based task that is set to run at a specific time or interval. This can be used to automate tasks such as running backups, sending emails, or running system maintenance scripts.
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 10 hours at 50 minutes past the hour“:
FUN FACT: When troubleshooting issues with cron jobs, it can be helpful to run them manually from the command line – this will allow you to see any error messages that might be generated..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 10 hours at 50 minutes past the hour for several reasons, including:
- updates a remote server with the latest data from the local database
- sends out a batch of emails to customers
- generates reports and saves them to disk
- executes a backup script
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 4 hours
- every 3 hours
- every 8 hours
- every 12 hours
- every 10 hours
- every hour between 9:00 am and 8:00 pm
- every hour between 4:00 pm and 9:00 pm
- every hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 pm
FUN FACT: Cron is typically used for things like system maintenance tasks, running backups etc..
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 10 hours at 50 minutes past the hour. 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 cron job cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.