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How to run a Cron job weekly?
Better Stack Team
Updated on October 5, 2023
To run a cron job weekly, you can use the following format in your crontab file:
0 0 * * 0 /path/to/command
This cron job will run at midnight (0 hour and 0 minute) on Sunday (day 0). Replace /path/to/command with the command you want to run.
Here's a breakdown of the format:
- The first
0represents the minute (0-59) - The second
0represents the hour (0-23) - The
*s**** in the third and fourth positions represent the day of the month and the month (respectively). Using*means**** the job will run every day of the month and every month. - The
0in the fifth position represents the day of the week, with 0 representing Sunday, 1 representing Monday, and so on. - The final field is the command to be executed.
So the cron job in the above format will run every Sunday at midnight.
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