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every April Fools' Day at 8am
0 8 1 4 *
*-04-01 08:00:00
train
every 10 min
*/10 * * * *
*-*-* *:0/10:00
train
every Sunday at 3:30am except May
30 3 * 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 0
Sun *-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,12-* 03:30:00
Excludes May.
train
every 15 minutes during business hours
*/15 9-15 * * 1-5
Mon..Fri *-*-* 09..15:00/15:00
9-15 inclusive covers up to 15:59.
train
wind down at 10pm daily
0 22 * * *
*-*-* 22:00:00
'before bed' interpreted as 10pm.
train
every day at 22:00
0 22 * * *
*-*-* 22:00:00
train
Monday to Friday at 08:00
0 8 * * 1-5
Mon..Fri *-*-* 08:00:00
train
every 45 min
0,45 0,3,6,9,12,15,18,21 * * * 30 1,4,7,10,13,16,19,22 * * *
*-*-* *:0/45:00
Cron has no native 45-min interval — expanded across the day. systemd handles natively.
train
twice a day, at 09:00 and 12pm
0 9,12 * * *
*-*-* 09,12:00:00
train
every day at 11:30pm
30 23 * * *
*-*-* 23:30:00
train
twice a day, at 3:30 AM and 6:30am
30 3,6 * * *
*-*-* 03,06:30:00
train
Sun-Thu and Sat at midnight
0 0 * * 0-4,6
Sun..Thu,Sat *-*-* 00:00:00
Every day except Friday (DOW 5) at midnight.
train
each day at 3:00 AM
0 3 * * *
*-*-* 03:00:00
train
mon-fri 9 to 5 every 30 min
*/30 9-17 * * 1-5
Mon..Fri *-*-* 09..17:00/30:00
9-17 inclusive covers up to 17:59.
train
every Sunday at 5:00 PM except April
0 17 * 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 0
Sun *-1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12-* 17:00:00
Excludes April.
train
every day in October at 01:00
0 1 * 10 *
*-10-* 01:00:00
train
Mon-Fri at 4 o'clock pm
0 16 * * 1-5
Mon..Fri *-*-* 16:00:00
train
on weekends at noon
0 12 * * 0,6
Sat,Sun *-*-* 12:00:00
train
each day at 11am
0 11 * * *
*-*-* 11:00:00
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once every 2 minutes
*/2 * * * *
*-*-* *:0/2:00
train
Thursdays at 6:30am
30 6 * * 4
Thu *-*-* 06:30:00
train
each Tuesday at 23:00
0 23 * * 2
Tue *-*-* 23:00:00
train
on the 1st of every month at 9:00 PM
0 21 1 * *
*-*-01 21:00:00
train
every Tuesday at 11:30
30 11 * * 2
Tue *-*-* 11:30:00
train
every Tuesday at 11:30 PM except February
30 23 * 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 2
Tue *-1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12-* 23:30:00
Excludes February.
train
Sat-Sun at 8:15 AM
15 8 * * 0,6
Sat,Sun *-*-* 08:15:00
train
1 hour after the service starts
@reboot sleep 3600 && cmd
OnUnitActiveSec=1h
OnUnitActiveSec= = relative to service activation. systemd-only feature.
train
twice a day, at 00:30 and 8:30am
30 0,8 * * *
*-*-* 00,08:30:00
train
twice a day, at 01:30 and 9:30 AM
30 1,9 * * *
*-*-* 01,09:30:00
train
in the evening daily
0 19 * * *
*-*-* 19:00:00
'evening' interpreted as 7pm.
train
at 30-minute intervals
*/30 * * * *
*-*-* *:0/30:00
train
Every Friday at 5 PM, please initiate the end-of-week processing
0 17 * * 5
Fri *-*-* 17:00:00
train
every Tuesday and Friday at 6:30am
30 6 * * 2,5
Tue,Fri *-*-* 06:30:00
train
every weekend at 15:00
0 15 * * 0,6
Sat,Sun *-*-* 15:00:00
train
early morning every Sunday
0 5 * * 0
Sun *-*-* 05:00:00
Interpreted as 5am.
train
every Saturday at 3am except October
0 3 * 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12 6
Sat *-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12-* 03:00:00
Excludes October.
train
every 30 min
*/30 * * * *
*-*-* *:0/30:00
train
April 1 at 12 o'clock am
0 0 1 4 *
*-04-01 00:00:00
train
on weekends at 10:15am
15 10 * * 0,6
Sat,Sun *-*-* 10:15:00
train
on weekends at 9 o'clock am
0 9 * * 0,6
Sat,Sun *-*-* 09:00:00
train
every day in September at 9:30pm
30 21 * 9 *
*-09-* 21:30:00
train
first Saturday of every month at 02:00
0 2 1-7 * 6
Sat *-*-01..07 02:00:00
Day-of-month 1-7 + specific weekday = first occurrence in the month.
train
Thanksgiving morning at 11
0 11 22-28 11 4
Thu *-11-22..28 11:00:00
US Thanksgiving = 4th Thursday of Nov = DOM 22-28 + Thu.
train
November 3 at 11:30am
30 11 3 11 *
*-11-03 11:30:00
train
May 5 at 12:00
0 12 5 5 *
*-05-05 12:00:00
train
every Monday and Friday at 03:00
0 3 * * 1,5
Mon,Fri *-*-* 03:00:00
train
twice a day, at 8:30am and 8:30pm
30 8,20 * * *
*-*-* 08,20:30:00
train
every hour during business hours
0 9-17 * * 1-5
Mon..Fri *-*-* 09..17:00:00
train
every Wednesday at 17:00 except December
0 17 * 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 3
Wed *-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11-* 17:00:00
Excludes December.
train
weekdays at 11:00
0 11 * * 1-5
Mon..Fri *-*-* 11:00:00
train
Mon-Fri at 4:30 PM
30 16 * * 1-5
Mon..Fri *-*-* 16:30:00
train
once every 10 minutes
*/10 * * * *
*-*-* *:0/10:00
train
every 0:45 of an hour
0,45 0,3,6,9,12,15,18,21 * * * 30 1,4,7,10,13,16,19,22 * * *
*-*-* *:0/45:00
Cron has no native 45-min interval — expanded across the day. systemd handles natively.
train
every day in June at 10:30pm
30 22 * 6 *
*-06-* 22:30:00
train
first Monday of every month at 22:00
0 22 1-7 * 1
Mon *-*-01..07 22:00:00
Day-of-month 1-7 + specific weekday = first occurrence in the month.
train
every 15 minutes from 8am to 5pm on weekdays
*/15 8-16 * * 1-5
Mon..Fri *-*-* 08..16:00/15:00
8-16 inclusive covers up to 16:59.
train
every weekday at 7:30 AM
30 7 * * 1-5
Mon..Fri *-*-* 07:30:00
train
every 2 min
*/2 * * * *
*-*-* *:0/2:00
train
once every 3 hours
0 */3 * * *
*-*-* 00/3:00:00
train
every Friday at 3:30 PM except October
30 15 * 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12 5
Fri *-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12-* 15:30:00
Excludes October.
train
at 3-hour intervals
0 */3 * * *
*-*-* 00/3:00:00
train
Mon-Fri at 4:00 PM
0 16 * * 1-5
Mon..Fri *-*-* 16:00:00
train
Persistent daily job
0 0 * * *
OnCalendar=daily Persistent=true
Persistent=true is a systemd-specific flag — runs missed jobs on next boot. Cron has no equivalent.
train
first of every month at midnight
0 0 1 * *
*-*-01 00:00:00
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every day at 2:00 PM
0 14 * * *
*-*-* 14:00:00
train
every single day at 7pm
0 19 * * *
*-*-* 19:00:00
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every 10 minutes
*/10 * * * *
*-*-* *:0/10:00
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at 5:30 PM every day
30 17 * * *
*-*-* 17:30:00
train
every 30 minutes between 8:00 and 17:00 on weekdays
*/30 8-16 * * 1-5
Mon..Fri *-*-* 08..16:00/30:00
8-16 inclusive covers up to 16:59.
train
every 4 hours
0 */4 * * *
*-*-* 00/4:00:00
train
at 3-hour intervals
0 */3 * * *
*-*-* 00/3:00:00
train
every 20 minutes between 8:00 and 18:00 on weekdays
*/20 8-17 * * 1-5
Mon..Fri *-*-* 08..17:00/20:00
8-17 inclusive covers up to 17:59.
train
every Monday at 1:30am except June
30 1 * 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12 1
Mon *-1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12-* 01:30:00
Excludes June.
train
every 10 minutes between 9:00 and 17:00 on weekdays
*/10 9-16 * * 1-5
Mon..Fri *-*-* 09..16:00/10:00
9-16 inclusive covers up to 16:59.
train
February 16 at 14:30
30 14 16 2 *
*-02-16 14:30:00
train
every 30 minutes
*/30 * * * *
*-*-* *:0/30:00
train
first Wednesday of every month at 10:30am
30 10 1-7 * 3
Wed *-*-01..07 10:30:00
Day-of-month 1-7 + specific weekday = first occurrence in the month.
train
once every 6 hours
0 */6 * * *
*-*-* 00/6:00:00
train
3pm Thursdays
0 15 * * 4
Thu *-*-* 15:00:00
train
on Thursdays at 19:15
15 19 * * 4
Thu *-*-* 19:15:00
train
every 30 minutes between 8:00 and 18:00 on weekdays
*/30 8-17 * * 1-5
Mon..Fri *-*-* 08..17:00/30:00
8-17 inclusive covers up to 17:59.
train
each Sunday at 3:30pm
30 15 * * 0
Sun *-*-* 15:30:00
train
the 1st of each month at 3 o'clock am
0 3 1 * *
*-*-01 03:00:00
train
Monday through Friday at 3:45 PM
45 15 * * 1-5
Mon..Fri *-*-* 15:45:00
train
every Sunday at 6:30 PM except March
30 18 * 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 0
Sun *-1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12-* 18:30:00
Excludes March.
train
every day at 1:45 PM
45 13 * * *
*-*-* 13:45:00
train
every Tuesday and Saturday at 7:30am
30 7 * * 2,6
Tue,Sat *-*-* 07:30:00
train
T 9 / Th 15
0 9 * * 2 0 15 * * 4
Tue *-*-* 09:00:00 Thu *-*-* 15:00:00
Two schedules — different days, different times.
train
twice a day, at 3:00 AM and 7pm
0 3,19 * * *
*-*-* 03,19:00:00
train
every day in April at 6:00 AM
0 6 * 4 *
*-04-* 06:00:00
train
once a day at 4:30 PM
30 16 * * *
*-*-* 16:30:00
train
every Thursday and Saturday at 3 o'clock pm
0 15 * * 4,6
Thu,Sat *-*-* 15:00:00
train
on Tuesdays at 07:00
0 7 * * 2
Tue *-*-* 07:00:00
train
every Tuesday at 11:30 AM except December
30 11 * 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 2
Tue *-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11-* 11:30:00
Excludes December.
train
every Sunday and Tuesday at 1 o'clock am
0 1 * * 0,2
Sun,Tue *-*-* 01:00:00
train
every Thursday and Friday at 6:45 PM
45 18 * * 4,5
Thu,Fri *-*-* 18:45:00
train
every 15 minutes between 9:00 and 16:00 on weekdays
*/15 9-15 * * 1-5
Mon..Fri *-*-* 09..15:00/15:00
9-15 inclusive covers up to 15:59.
train
Tuesday 3am Jan through November
0 3 * 1-11 2
Tue *-01..11-* 03:00:00
Months 1-11 only excludes December (month 12).
train
at 9 o'clock pm every day
0 21 * * *
*-*-* 21:00:00
train
Wednesdays at 5pm
0 17 * * 3
Wed *-*-* 17:00:00
train