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CRON

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CRON expressions are used for scheduling tasks in Unix-based systems

Each CRON expression consists of five fields, representing different units of time.

Format​

| | | | |
| | | | +----- Day of the Week (0 - 6) [Sunday = 0]
| | | +------- Month (1 - 12)
| | +--------- Day of the Month (1 - 31)
| +----------- Hour (0 - 23)
+------------- Minute (0 - 59)

Fields​

  • Minute: Ranges from 0 to 59
  • Hour: Ranges from 0 to 23
  • Day of the Month: Ranges from 1 to 31
  • Month: Ranges from 1 to 12 or can be specified by names (JAN, FEB, etc.)
  • Day of the Week: Ranges from 0 to 6 (0 = Sunday) or can be specified by names (SUN, MON, etc.)

Examples​

ExampleDescription
0 12 * * *12 PM everyday
30 6 * * 1630am every Monday
0 22 * * 1-510pm from Monday to Friday
0 0 1 1 *Midnight on the first day of January every year

Special Characters​

CharacterDescription
*Any value (every hour, everyday)
-Range of values (1-5 in day => Monday to Friday)
,List of values (1,15 in day => 1st and 15th of the month)
/Increments (*/15 in minute => every 15 minutes)