This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run once per day on Sunday to Thursday.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
0 0 * * 0-4
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Once per day on Sunday to Thursday.”
What is a Cron Job & Crontab?
A cron job is a time-based task that is set to run at a specific time or interval. This can be used to automate tasks such as running backups, sending emails, or running system maintenance scripts.
The crontab is a file that contains instructions for the cron daemon. The crontab is typically edited using the crontab command.
Cron Fields
Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “once per day on Sunday to Thursday“:
FUN FACT: Cron is typically used for things like system maintenance tasks, running backups etc..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run once per day on Sunday to Thursday for several reasons, including:
- Performing a daily backup of user data at 2:00 AM
- Sending out a daily digest email to all users at 8:00 AM
- Generating a report of system usage statistics at 10:00 PM
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- once per week on Thursday
- once per week on Monday
- once per week on Friday
- once per week on Wednesday
- once per day on Thursday to Saturday
- once per day on Monday to Tuesday
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 once per day on Sunday to Thursday. 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.
