Cron Job Every Minute Between 10:00 am & 4:00 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every minute between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

* 10-16 * * *

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

“Every minute between 10:00 am and 4:00 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 commonly used to automate system maintenance or administration tasks, such as running backups or sending emails.

A crontab is a file that contains a list of commands that are to be executed at specified times. The commands in the crontab are executed by the cron daemon.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every minute between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm“:

Field 1: (*) indicates that the task will be run every minute.

Field 2: (10-16) indicates that the task will be run between hours 10 and 16 (10 am to 4 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: Cron is one of the most powerful tools available on a Linux system – use it wisely!.

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every minute between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm for several reasons, including:

• a job that needs to run every minute between 10am and 4pm
• a job that runs at 10:15, 11:15, 12:15, 1:15, 2:15, 3:15, and 4:00
• a job that backs up files every hour between 10am and 4pm

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 6 minutes
• every 4 minutes
• every 28 minutes
• every 11 minutes
• every 16 minutes
• every minute between 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm
• every minute between 4:00 am and 9:00 pm
• every minute between 1:00 am and 8:00 am

FUN FACT: If you need to temporarily disable a cron job, you can simply comment out the line in the crontab file that corresponds to that particular task..

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every minute between 10:00 am and 4:00 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.