This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every minute between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
* 14-15 * * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every minute between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm.”
What is a Cron Job & Crontab?
A cron job is a time-based task that is typically set up to run automatically at regular intervals. For example, a cron job might be used to send out a daily email report or to back up files every night.
A crontab is a text file that contains a list of commands to be run at specified times. The commands in the crontab are executed by the cron daemon, which runs on most Unix-like systems.
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 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm“:
FUN FACT: The most common way to edit cron jobs is using the crontab command – this stands for “cron table,” and it contains all the information about when your tasks should be executed..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every minute between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm for several reasons, including:
- Send a report to the boss at 2:30 pm every day
- Check for new orders every minute and send an email notification if any are found
- Run a backup of the database at 2:00 pm every day
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every minute
- every 14 minutes
- every 8 minutes
- every 23 minutes
- every 10 minutes
- every minute between 11:00 am and 9:00 pm
- every minute between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm
- every minute between 7:00 am and 4:00 pm
FUN FACT: If you want to edit your personal crontab, just type: “crontab -e” at the command prompt..
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every minute between 2:00 pm 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.