This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run once per day on Friday to Saturday.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
0 0 * * 5-6
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Once per day on Friday to Saturday.”
What is a Cron Job & Crontab?
A cron job is a time-based task that is set to run at specific intervals. This can be anything from running a script every hour to backing up a database every day. Cron jobs are typically used for maintenance or automation purposes.
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 “once per day on Friday to Saturday“:
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 once per day on Friday to Saturday for several reasons, including:
- Running a backup every Friday night
- Checking for system updates every Saturday morning
- Generating reports every Saturday afternoon
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- once per week on Thursday
- once per week on Friday
- once per week on Saturday
- once per week on Monday
- once per week on Wednesday
- once per day on Monday to Thursday
- once per day on Wednesday to Friday
- once per day on Wednesday to Saturday
FUN FACT: Cron jobs are stored in a file called “crontab”, which is short for “cron table”..
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs once per day on Friday to Saturday. 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.