Cron Job Every 5 Months On Day 8 Of The Month (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 5 months on day 8 of the month.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

0 0 8 */5 *

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

“Every 5 months on day 8 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 typically used for system maintenance or administration tasks, such as backing up data or updating software.

Crontab is a file that contains commands and instructions for the cron daemon to execute. The crontab file is usually located in the /etc/cron directory. Each user on a system can have their own crontab file. The commands in the crontab files are executed by the cron daemon 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 5 months on day 8 of the month“:

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: (8) indicates that the task will be run on day 8 of every month.

Field 4: (*/5) indicates that the task will be run every 5 months.

Field 5: (*) indicates that the task will be run every day of the week.

 

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 8 of the month for several reasons, including:

• Sending out a monthly newsletter on the 8th of every 5 months
• Checking for updates to a software application on the 8th of every 5 months
• Running a backup script on the 8th of every 5 months

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 4 months
• every 6 months
• every 1 month
• every 5 months
• every 2 months
• every 3 months
• every 1 month on day 28 of the month
• every 3 months on day 8 of the month
• every 4 months on day 15 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.