This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 2 hours at 10 minutes past the hour.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
10 */2 * * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 2 hours at 10 minutes past the hour.”
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 commonly used to automate system maintenance or administration tasks, such as running backups or sending emails.
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 2 hours at 10 minutes past the hour“:
FUN FACT: Cron jobs are named after the Greek god Chronos, who represents time itself..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 2 hours at 10 minutes past the hour for several reasons, including:
- Check for updates on a remote server
- Run a daily backup at 10:10 PM
- Send out a report of system usage statistics every 2 hours
- Update a user’s status on a social networking site every 2 hours
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 1 hour
- every 6 hours
- every 3 hours
- every 8 hours
- every hour between 10:00 pm and 11:00 pm
- every hour between 5:00 am and 11:00 am
- every hour between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm
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 2 hours at 10 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.