CODEWITHSUNDEEP
ubuntucron
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Reputation: 4045

Run a cronjob every 5 minutes on weekdays between 9:30AM to 15:30PM?

I have read the answers and I am not able to get an explanation whether this expression will work:

*/5 930-1530 * * 1-5 <command>

I am trying to run a script every 5 minutes between 9:15AM to 15:30PM only on weekdays

New to cron and ubuntu

Thanks in advance.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 7345

Answers (2)

Yelnar
Yelnar

Reputation: 81

9:30 to 15:30

30/5 9-15 * * 1-5

You also can use this tool for generate right configuration line: https://crontab.guru

If you need 9:15 to 15:30, then use:

15/5 9-16 * * 1-5

But it start from 9:15 to 16:15, now inside script you need check current time and stop the script execution, if time bigger than 15:30. I know its ugly way, because from 15:30 to 16:15 u will have 9 waste calls your script.

upd. Another variant:

15/5 9-15 * * 1-5
20-30/5 15 * * 1-5

Here we start from 9:15 - 15:15, last call at 15:15, so next line start from 15:20 - 15:30. I think it's a better way.

Upvotes: 1

n-0
n-0

Reputation: 427

30-59/5 9 * * 1-5 <command>
0-30/5 15 * * 1-5 <command>     
*/5 10-14 * * 1-5 <command>

Try it (like in your comments) with three separate tabs.

Upvotes: 5

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