This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every minute between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
* 11-15 * * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every minute between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm.”
What is a Cron Job & Crontab?
A cron job is a time-based task that is set to run at a specific time or interval. This can be used to automate tasks such as running backups, sending emails, or running system maintenance scripts.
To create or edit a cron job, users must first open the crontab file using a text editor. The crontab file contains instructions for the cron daemon, which is the program that actually executes the commands specified in the file. Each line in the crontab file represents a single task or command.
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 3:00 pm“:
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 minute between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm for several reasons, including:
- Checking if a website is up
- Fetching data from an API
- Generating reports
- Sending reminder emails
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 26 minutes
- every 23 minutes
- every 6 minutes
- every 18 minutes
- every 5 minutes
- every minute between 3:00 pm and 11:00 pm
- every minute between 4:00 am and 7:00 am
FUN FACT: Cron is typically used for things like system maintenance tasks, running backups etc..
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every minute between 11:00 am and 3:00 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.