Cron Job Every Weekday (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every weekday.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

0 0 * * 1-5

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

“Every weekday.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A cron job is a task that is scheduled to run at a specified time or interval. Cron jobs are commonly used to automate system maintenance or administration tasks, such as running backups or sending emails.

A crontab is a file that contains instructions for the cron daemon. The cron daemon is a program that runs in the background and executes tasks at specified times. A crontab file consists of a series of lines, each of which represents a task to be executed. Each line has five fields, separated by spaces or tabs.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every weekday“:

Field 1: (0) indicates that the task will be run at minute 0.

Field 2: (0) indicates that the task will be run at hour 0 (12 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: (1-5) indicates that the task will be run every Monday to Friday.

 

FUN FACT: If a cron job is not properly configured, it might never execute – so make sure you double-check your settings before setting one up!.

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every weekday for several reasons, including:

• Backing up your data
• Generate reports
• Restart a service
• Backup a database

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every weekday
• every uneven minute
• every year
• every quarter
• every day/night at midnight
• every day/night at midnight
• every year
• every uneven minute

FUN FACT: Cron jobs are automated processes that run on a schedule..

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every weekday. 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.