Cron Job Every Minute Between 12:00 pm & 10:00 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every minute between 12:00 pm and 10:00 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

* 12-22 * * *

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

“Every minute between 12:00 pm 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 typically used for automating tasks, such as running backups or sending emails.

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

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 12:00 pm and 10:00 pm“:

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

Field 2: (12-22) indicates that the task will be run between hours 12 and 22 (12 pm to 10 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 jobs are named after the Greek god Chronos, who represents time itself..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every minute between 12:00 pm and 10:00 pm for several reasons, including:

• Checking for new messages in a chat application every minute
• Retrieving updates from a remote server every minute
• Running a backup script every hour
• Generating reports every day

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 8 minutes
• every 24 minutes
• every 22 minutes
• every 4 minutes
• every 18 minutes
• every minute between 1:00 am and 7:00 pm
• every minute between 12:00 pm and 9:00 pm
• every minute between 8:00 am and 11:00 am

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)..

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every minute between 12:00 pm and 10:00 pm. Please share this page with friends and colleagues if you find it useful.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to comment below.

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.