This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 2 months on day 12 of the month.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
0 0 12 */2 *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 2 months on day 12 of the month.”
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 commonly used to automate system maintenance or administration tasks, such as running backups or sending emails.
A crontab is a file that contains a list of commands to be executed by the cron daemon. The commands in the crontab are executed at the specified times.
Cron Fields
Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 2 months on day 12 of the month“:
FUN FACT: Cron jobs are named after the Greek god Chronos, who represents time itself..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 2 months on day 12 of the month for several reasons, including:
- Generating month-end reports
- Archiving log files
- Running database maintenance tasks
- Sending out monthly newsletter
- Processing customer orders
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 6 months
- every 3 months
- every 2 months
- every 5 months
- every 5 months on day 7 of the month
- every 5 months on day 11 of the month
- every 6 months on day 26 of the month
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..
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 2 months on day 12 of the month. 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.