Cron Job Every 2 Hours At 50 Minutes Past The Hour (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 2 hours at 50 minutes past the hour.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

50 */2 * * *

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

“Every 2 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 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.

Crontab files are stored in the “/etc/cron*” directories on most Linux systems. Each user has their own crontab file, and there is also a system-wide crontab file that can be used to schedule system tasks.

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 50 minutes past the hour“:

Field 1: (50) indicates that the task will be run at minute 50.

Field 2: (*/2) indicates that the task will be run every 2 hours.

Field 3: (*) indicates that the task will be run every day of the month.

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: If you want to see what commands are scheduled in your crontab, type: “crontab -l”.

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 2 hours at 50 minutes past the hour for several reasons, including:

• Run a backup every 2 hours at 50 minutes past the hour
• Perform maintenance tasks every 2 hours at 50 minutes past the hour
• Check for new data every 2 hours at 50 minutes past the hour
• Generate reports every 2 hours at 50 minutes past the hour

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 3 hours
• every 2 hours
• every 9 hours
• every 11 hours
• every 1 hour at 10 minutes past the hour
• every hour between 3:00 am and 3:00 pm

FUN FACT: Cron is typically used for things like system maintenance tasks, running backups etc..

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