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'''Linux cron tab format'''
MIN HOUR DOM MON DOW CMD<br />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Field !! Description !! Allowed Value
|-
| MIN || Minute || 0-59
|-
| HOUR || Hour || 0-23
|-
| DOM || Day of Month || Example
|-
| MON || Month || 1-12
|-
| DOW || Day of the week || 0-6
|-
| CMD || Command || Any command to execute
|}
=== view/edit crontab ===
$ crontab -l → To view crontab
$ crontab -e → Edit crontab
$ crontab -u otherusername -e → Edit other user crontab
=== Schedule a job for a specific day ===
example: 10th June 08:30 AM.
30 08 10 06 * /home/ramesh/full-backup
*30 – 30th Minute
*08 – 08 AM
*10 – 10th Day
*06 – 6th Month (June)
* * – Every day of the week</pre>
=== Schedule a job twice a day ===
00 11,16 * * * /home/ramesh/bin/incremental-backup
*00 – 0th Minute (Top of the hour)
*11,16 – 11 AM and 4 PM
* * – Every day
* * – Every month
* * – Every day of the week
=== Schedule a job during working hours ===
00 09-18 * * * /home/ramesh/bin/check-db-status
*00 – 0th Minute (Top of the hour)
*09-18 – 9 am, 10 am,11 am, 12 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm
* * – Every day
* * – Every month
* * – Every day of the week
=== Schedule a job during working hours excluding Saturday and Sunday ===
00 09-18 * * 1-5 /home/ramesh/bin/check-db-status
*00 – 0th Minute (Top of the hour)
*09-18 – 9 am, 10 am,11 am, 12 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm
* * – Every day
* * – Every month
*1-5 -Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri (Every Weekday)
=== Cron jobs special codes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Keword !! Equivalent
|-
| @yearly || 0 0 1 1 *
|-
| @daily || 0 0 * * *
|-
| @hourly || 0 * * * *
|-
| @reboot || Run at startup.
|}
@yearly /home/ramesh/red-hat/bin/annual-maintenance
@monthly /home/ramesh/suse/bin/tape-backup
@daily /home/ramesh/arch-linux/bin/cleanup-logs "day started"
@reboot CMD
MIN HOUR DOM MON DOW CMD<br />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Field !! Description !! Allowed Value
|-
| MIN || Minute || 0-59
|-
| HOUR || Hour || 0-23
|-
| DOM || Day of Month || Example
|-
| MON || Month || 1-12
|-
| DOW || Day of the week || 0-6
|-
| CMD || Command || Any command to execute
|}
=== view/edit crontab ===
$ crontab -l → To view crontab
$ crontab -e → Edit crontab
$ crontab -u otherusername -e → Edit other user crontab
=== Schedule a job for a specific day ===
example: 10th June 08:30 AM.
30 08 10 06 * /home/ramesh/full-backup
*30 – 30th Minute
*08 – 08 AM
*10 – 10th Day
*06 – 6th Month (June)
* * – Every day of the week</pre>
=== Schedule a job twice a day ===
00 11,16 * * * /home/ramesh/bin/incremental-backup
*00 – 0th Minute (Top of the hour)
*11,16 – 11 AM and 4 PM
* * – Every day
* * – Every month
* * – Every day of the week
=== Schedule a job during working hours ===
00 09-18 * * * /home/ramesh/bin/check-db-status
*00 – 0th Minute (Top of the hour)
*09-18 – 9 am, 10 am,11 am, 12 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm
* * – Every day
* * – Every month
* * – Every day of the week
=== Schedule a job during working hours excluding Saturday and Sunday ===
00 09-18 * * 1-5 /home/ramesh/bin/check-db-status
*00 – 0th Minute (Top of the hour)
*09-18 – 9 am, 10 am,11 am, 12 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm
* * – Every day
* * – Every month
*1-5 -Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri (Every Weekday)
=== Cron jobs special codes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Keword !! Equivalent
|-
| @yearly || 0 0 1 1 *
|-
| @daily || 0 0 * * *
|-
| @hourly || 0 * * * *
|-
| @reboot || Run at startup.
|}
@yearly /home/ramesh/red-hat/bin/annual-maintenance
@monthly /home/ramesh/suse/bin/tape-backup
@daily /home/ramesh/arch-linux/bin/cleanup-logs "day started"
@reboot CMD