Cron Job Every 4 Months On Day 31 Of The Month (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 4 months on day 31 of the month.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

0 0 31 */4 *

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

“Every 4 months on day 31 of the month.”

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 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 4 months on day 31 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: (31) indicates that the task will be run on day 31 of every month.

Field 4: (*/4) indicates that the task will be run every 4 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 4 months on day 31 of the month for several reasons, including:

• To update a subscription service
• To backup files
• To run system maintenance tasks

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 5 months
• every 2 months
• every 1 month
• every 3 months
• every 4 months
• every 4 months on day 16 of the month
• every 2 months on day 30 of the month

FUN FACT: Cron is one of the most powerful tools available on a Linux system – use it wisely!.

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 4 months on day 31 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 cron job cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.