This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every minute between 11:00 am and 10:00 pm.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
* 11-22 * * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every minute between 11:00 am and 10:00 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 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 minute between 11:00 am and 10:00 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!.
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every minute between 11:00 am and 10:00 pm for several reasons, including:
- Run a backup every day at 11:00 pm
- Send out a daily report at noon
- Generate a weekly sales report on Friday mornings
- Restart the web server every night at 10:00 pm
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 7 minutes
- every 29 minutes
- every 9 minutes
- every 13 minutes
- every 4 minutes
- every 17 minutes
- every minute between 12:00 am and 8:00 am
- every minute between 3:00 am and 9:00 am
- every minute between 12:00 am and 11:00 am
FUN FACT: Cron jobs can be used to automate just about any task that needs to be performed regularly – so get creative and see what you can come up with!.
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every minute between 11:00 am and 10:00 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 crontab cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.