This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run once per day on Tuesday to Thursday.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
0 0 * * 2-4
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Once per day on Tuesday to Thursday.”
What is a Cron Job & Crontab?
In computing, a cron job is a time-based task that is set to run at certain predetermined times or intervals. A cron job can be used to schedule anything from basic tasks like running backups to more complex tasks like sending out email alerts or syncing files between servers. Cron jobs are typically used for maintenance or administrative tasks that need to be performed on a regular basis.
The crontab is a file that contains instructions for the cron daemon. The crontab is typically edited using the crontab command.
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 Tuesday to Thursday“:
FUN FACT: Cron jobs are named after the Greek god of time, Chronos – so now you know where the name comes from!.
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run once per day on Tuesday to Thursday for several reasons, including:
- Sending a daily report on website traffic to the marketing team
- Generating a daily sales report for the management team
- Updating stock prices from an external API
- Checking for new blog posts from RSS feeds
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- once per week on Monday
- once per week on Wednesday
- once per week on Saturday
- once per week on Tuesday
- once per day on Thursday to Friday
- once per day on Monday to Tuesday
FUN FACT: One common use for cron jobs is to send out email reminders or notifications based on certain events (such as an upcoming deadline)..
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs once per day on Tuesday to Thursday. 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 cron job cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.