This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 6 minutes.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
*/6 * * * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 6 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 jobs are typically used for automating system maintenance or administration tasks, such as running backups or sending email reports.
The crontab is a file that contains instructions for the cron daemon. The crontab is typically edited using the crontab command.
Cron Fields
Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 6 minutes“:
FUN FACT: If you need to delete a cron job, simply remove the corresponding line from the crontab file and save your changes..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 6 minutes for several reasons, including:
- To run a script that updates data every 6 minutes
- To check for new messages or emails every 6 minutes
- To run a backup script every 6 minutes
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 17 minutes
- every 21 minutes
- every minute
- every 4 minutes
- every 14 minutes
- every minute between 1:00 am and 10:00 pm
- every minute between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm
FUN FACT: When configuring a cron job, you can specify the minute, hour, day of the month, month and day of the week when it should run – this gives you a lot of flexibility in terms of when your task will be performed automatically!.
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 6 minutes. 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.