Cron Job Every Hour Between 2:00 am & 1:00 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every hour between 2:00 am and 1:00 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

0 2-13 * * *

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

“Every hour between 2:00 am and 1:00 pm.”

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 automating tasks, such as running backups or sending emails.

A crontab is a file containing commands and instructions for the cron daemon to execute.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every hour between 2:00 am and 1:00 pm“:

Field 1: (0) indicates that the task will be run at minute 0.

Field 2: (2-13) indicates that the task will be run between hours 2 and 13 (2 am to 1 pm).

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: 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 hour between 2:00 am and 1:00 pm for several reasons, including:

• Checking the status of remote servers
• Performing backups
• Generating reports
• Sending notifications

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 3 hours
• every 4 hours
• every 12 hours
• every 10 hours
• every 12 hours at 1 minutes past the hour
• every hour between 4:00 am and 10:00 pm
• every hour between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm

FUN FACT: Each user on a system can have their own crontab, and commands in them will be executed as that user..

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every hour between 2:00 am and 1:00 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 cron job cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.