Cron Job Every Minute Between 9:00 am & 11:00 am (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every minute between 9:00 am and 11:00 am.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

* 9-11 * * *

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

“Every minute between 9:00 am and 11:00 am.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

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

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 9:00 am and 11:00 am“:

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

Field 2: (9-11) indicates that the task will be run between hours 9 and 11 (9 am to 11 am).

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 is typically used for things like system maintenance tasks, running backups etc..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every minute between 9:00 am and 11:00 am for several reasons, including:

• Sending a wake-up call to a user at 9:00 am
• Sending an email to a user at 9:01 am
• Running a backup script at 9:02 am
• Checking for new messages from a user at 9:03 am

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 25 minutes
• every 3 minutes
• every 5 minutes
• every 22 minutes
• every 11 minutes
• every 15 minutes
• every minute between 1:00 am and 9:00 pm
• every minute between 2:00 am and 4:00 am
• every minute between 1:00 am and 7:00 pm

FUN FACT: Cron is one of the most versatile tools in a Linux administrator’s toolbox..

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every minute between 9:00 am and 11:00 am. 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.