This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 6 days at 9:00 pm.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
0 21 */6 * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 6 days at 9:00 pm.”
What is a Cron Job & Crontab?
A cron job is a scheduled task that is typically executed automatically at a predetermined time or interval. Cron jobs are commonly used to perform system maintenance or administrative tasks, such as backing up data or generating 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 6 days at 9:00 pm“:
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 every 6 days at 9:00 pm for several reasons, including:
- Automatically update software
- Automatically back up data
- Perform system maintenance tasks
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 9 days
- every 5 days
- every 4 days
- every 8 days
- every 7 days
- every 1 day
- every 10 days at 7:00 pm
- every 3 days at 11:00 am
- every 9 days at 4:30 am
FUN FACT: If you want to edit your personal crontab, just type: “crontab -e” at the command prompt..
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 6 days at 9:00 pm. 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 crontab cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.
