This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 6 hours at 1 minutes past the hour.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
1 */6 * * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 6 hours at 1 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 typically used for system maintenance or administration tasks, such as backing up data or updating software.
A crontab is a file that contains commands to be run at specified times. The crontab file is typically edited using the crontab command, which can be used to list, edit, or delete the contents of the file.
Cron Fields
Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 6 hours at 1 minutes past the hour“:
FUN FACT: When editing your crontab, it is important to use a text editor that supports Unix-style line endings (LF), as opposed to Windows-style line endings (CRLF)..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 6 hours at 1 minutes past the hour for several reasons, including:
- Automatically update software
- Perform system maintenance tasks
- Generate reports
- Synchronize data with other systems
- Trigger other processes
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 11 hours
- every 12 hours
- every 7 hours
- every 1 hour
- every 9 hours
- every 4 hours
- every 9 hours at 10 minutes past the hour
- every 8 hours at 40 minutes past the hour
- every hour between 8:00 pm and 9:00 pm
FUN FACT: Cron jobs are named after the Greek god Chronos, who represents time itself..
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 6 hours at 1 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 crontab cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.