Cron Job Every Minute Between 7:00 pm & 8:00 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every minute between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

* 19-20 * * *

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

“Every minute between 7:00 pm and 8:00 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.

Crontab files are stored in the “/etc/cron*” directories on most Linux systems. Each user has their own crontab file, and there is also a system-wide crontab file that can be used to schedule system tasks.

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 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm“:

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

Field 2: (19-20) indicates that the task will be run between hours 19 and 20 (7 pm to 8 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: One common use for cron jobs is to send out email reminders or notifications based on certain events (such as an upcoming deadline)..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every minute between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm for several reasons, including:

• Scheduling a backup to run every night at 7:00 pm
• Sending out a nightly email digest at 7:45 pm
• Running a script to populate a database table with data from an external API at 8:00 pm

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 20 minutes
• every 13 minutes
• every 29 minutes
• every 4 minutes
• every 25 minutes
• every 17 minutes
• every minute between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm
• every minute between 2:00 am and 10:00 am

FUN FACT: Cron jobs are stored in a file called “crontab”, which is short for “cron table”..

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every minute between 7:00 pm and 8:00 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.