Cron Job Every Minute Between 3:00 am & 11:00 pm (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every minute between 3:00 am and 11:00 pm.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

* 3-23 * * *

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

“Every minute between 3:00 am and 11:00 pm.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A crontab is a file that contains instructions for the cron daemon. The cron daemon is a program that runs in the background and executes tasks at specified times. A crontab file consists of a series of lines, each of which represents a task to be executed. Each line has five fields, separated by spaces or tabs.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every minute between 3:00 am and 11:00 pm“:

Field 1: (*) indicates that the task will be run every minute.

Field 2: (3-23) indicates that the task will be run between hours 3 and 23 (3 am to 11 pm).

Field 3: (*) indicates that the task will be run every day of the month.

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 are often used to perform regular maintenance tasks, such as running backups or sending out reports..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every minute between 3:00 am and 11:00 pm for several reasons, including:

• Checking if a website is down
• Sending out reminders
• Generating reports
• Processing payments
• Updating data

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 25 minutes
• every 24 minutes
• every 23 minutes
• every 14 minutes
• every minute between 12:00 pm and 8:00 pm
• every minute between 12:00 am and 6:00 am

FUN FACT: Cron jobs are named after the Greek god of time, Chronos – so now you know where the name comes from!.

Wrapping Up

In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every minute between 3:00 am and 11:00 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 cron job cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.