Cron Job Every 5 Days At 5:30 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 5 days at 5:30 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

30 17 */5 * *

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

“Every 5 days at 5:30 pm.”

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 tasks or tasks that need to be performed regularly, such as checking for updates or sending out reports.

A crontab is a table or list of commands that are scheduled to run at specified times. The commands in a crontab file (also called a “cron table”) are normally executed by the cron daemon, which runs in the background and executes these commands automatically.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 5 days at 5:30 pm“:

Field 1: (30) indicates that the task will be run at minute 30.

Field 2: (17) indicates that the task will be run at hour 17 (5 pm).

Field 3: (*/5) indicates that the task will be run every 5 days.

Field 4: (*) indicates that the task will be run every month.

Field 5: (*) indicates that the task will be run every day of the week.

 

FUN FACT: Cron jobs can be set up to run at specific times, or they can be configured to run periodically (e.g., every hour)..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 5 days at 5:30 pm for several reasons, including:

• A daily backup that runs every five days
• Checking for updates to a software repository
• Clearing out old temporary files

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 9 days
• every 8 days
• every 10 days
• every 7 days
• every 6 days at 2:00 pm
• every 10 days at 1:30 am

FUN FACT: If you need to temporarily disable a cron job, you can simply comment out the line in the crontab file that corresponds to that particular task..

Wrapping Up

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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.