Linux & the Command Line / Servers and scripts
Lesson 29 of 30
Scheduling with cron
cron runs commands on a schedule. Edit your schedule with crontab -e. The five fields are minute, hour, day, month and weekday.
Key points
- crontab -e edits
- 0 3 * * * runs at 3:00 every day
- crontab.guru explains schedules
0 3 * * * /home/fahad/backup.shQuiz · +10 XP
What does 0 3 * * * mean in cron?
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