This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 5 months on day 4 of the month.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
0 0 4 */5 *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 5 months on day 4 of the month.”
What is a Cron Job & Crontab?
A cron job is a time-based task that is typically set up to run automatically at regular intervals. For example, a cron job might be used to send out a daily email report or to back up files every night.
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 typically contains a list of commands, with each command being executed at a specified time.
Cron Fields
Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 5 months on day 4 of the month“:
FUN FACT: If you want to edit your personal crontab, just type: “crontab -e” at the command prompt..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 5 months on day 4 of the month for several reasons, including:
- Checking for updates to a software package and installing them
- Deleting temporary files that are older than X days
- Sending out a monthly newsletter
- Generating reports about website traffic for the previous month
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 3 months
- every 2 months
- every 5 months
- every 1 month
- every 4 months
- every 6 months
- every 3 months on day 14 of the month
- every 1 month on day 7 of the month
FUN FACT: You can use cron to schedule just about anything!.
Wrapping Up
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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.