Cron Job Every 13 Minutes (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 13 minutes.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

*/13 * * * *

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

“Every 13 minutes.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A cron job is a task that is scheduled to run at a specific time or interval. Cron is a Linux utility that allows tasks to be automatically run in the background at regular intervals. These tasks are often called “cron jobs.”

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 13 minutes“:

Field 1: (*/13) indicates that the task will be run every 13 minutes.

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

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 edit your personal crontab, just type: “crontab -e” at the command prompt..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 13 minutes for several reasons, including:

• Checking if a server is still responding every 13 minutes
• Sending out a notification 13 minutes after an event has occurred
• Performing maintenance tasks every 13 minutes

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 2 minutes
• every minute
• every 25 minutes
• every 5 minutes
• every 22 minutes
• every 13 minutes
• every minute between 5:00 am and 12:00 pm
• every minute between 11:00 am and 8:00 pm

FUN FACT: If a cron job is not properly configured, it might never execute – so make sure you double-check your settings before setting one up!.

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.