This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 2 months on day 14 of the month.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
0 0 14 */2 *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 2 months on day 14 of the month.”
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 file that contains a list of commands that are to be executed at specified times. The commands in the crontab are executed by the cron daemon.
Cron Fields
Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 2 months on day 14 of the month“:
FUN FACT: When troubleshooting issues with cron jobs, it can be helpful to run them manually from the command line – this will allow you to see any error messages that might be generated..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 2 months on day 14 of the month for several reasons, including:
- To run a script that deletes temporary files older than 2 months
- To run a script that emails users who haven’t logged in for 2 months
- To run a script that archives data older than 2 months
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 4 months
- every 1 month
- every 2 months
- every 3 months
- every 5 months
- every 1 month on day 30 of the month
- every 3 months on day 16 of the month
FUN FACT: If a cron job is not properly configured, it might never execute – so make sure you double-check your settings before setting one up!.
Wrapping Up
In this article, you learned how to set up a cron job that runs every 2 months on day 14 of the month. 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.
