This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every minute between 3:00 pm and 10:00 pm.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
* 15-22 * * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every minute between 3:00 pm and 10:00 pm.”
What is a Cron Job & Crontab?
A cron job is a time-based task that is set to run at specific intervals. This can be anything from running a script every hour to backing up a database every day. Cron jobs are typically used for maintenance tasks or tasks that need to be performed regularly, such as checking for updates or sending out reports.
The crontab is a file that contains instructions for the cron daemon. The crontab is typically edited using the crontab 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 3:00 pm and 10:00 pm“:
FUN FACT: Each user on a system can have their own crontab, and commands in them will be executed as that user..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every minute between 3:00 pm and 10:00 pm for several reasons, including:
- Sending a reminder email to a user at 4:00 pm
- Checking for updates to a remote data source at 5:00 pm
- Generating a report at 6:00 pm
- Performing maintenance tasks at 7:00 pm
- Backing up data at 8:00 pm
- Shutting down the system at 9:00 pm
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 16 minutes
- every 30 minutes
- every 5 minutes
- every 22 minutes
- every 18 minutes
- every minute between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm
- every minute between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm
FUN FACT: Cron jobs are used to schedule commands or scripts to run automatically at a specified time and date..
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every minute between 3:00 pm 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 cron job cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.