Comments on: Quickzi: How To Set Cron to Run Every 5 Minutes http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/ Linux Tips, Tricks, and Opinions Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:49:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: dustin http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-88328 dustin Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:54:52 +0000 http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/#comment-88328 0-59/5 * * * * echo "worked for me, thnx" > cron-results.txt 0-59/5 * * * * echo “worked for me, thnx” > cron-results.txt

]]> By: bbq http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-74318 bbq Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:21:54 +0000 http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/#comment-74318 Try 0-59/5 * * * * if your cron not supported */5 * * * * command Try 0-59/5 * * * *
if your cron not supported */5 * * * * command

]]> By: Kolaloka http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-62325 Kolaloka Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:54:02 +0000 http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/#comment-62325 HATCH: Each unix system has its own crontab specifics, I truly recommend that you do not blindly apply settings from linux on aix. Read man cron or man crontab. However I can confirm that the above line works also on NetBSD and OpenBSD. Greetings Kolaloka HATCH: Each unix system has its own crontab specifics, I truly recommend that you do not blindly apply settings from linux on aix. Read man cron or man crontab. However I can confirm that the above line works also on NetBSD and OpenBSD.
Greetings
Kolaloka

]]> By: Mark http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-61416 Mark Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:23:22 +0000 http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/#comment-61416 */5 throws an error on AIX 5 reading "Reached a symbol that is not expected" */5 throws an error on AIX 5 reading “Reached a symbol that is not expected”

]]> By: Hatch http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-57456 Hatch Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:55:13 +0000 http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/#comment-57456 What about on AIX 5.3, when I try to save */5 * * * * /user/home/user1/test.sh I get a contains the following error: 0481-079 Reached a symbol that is not expected. What about on AIX 5.3, when I try to save
*/5 * * * * /user/home/user1/test.sh
I get a

contains the following error:
0481-079 Reached a symbol that is not expected.

]]> By: Need to be able to set cron to reboot system every 5 min http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-57284 Need to be able to set cron to reboot system every 5 min Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:09:00 +0000 http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/#comment-57284 [...] is your friend http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/qu...ery-5-minutes/ [...] [...] is your friend http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/qu…ery-5-minutes/ [...]

]]> By: Linux http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-55995 Linux Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:27:22 +0000 http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/#comment-55995 */5 * * * * command */5 * * * * command

]]> By: akhilpsg http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-50901 akhilpsg Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:00:04 +0000 http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/#comment-50901 .---------------- minute (0 - 59) | .------------- hour (0 - 23) | | .---------- day of month (1 - 31) | | | .------- month (1 - 12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr ... | | | | .---- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7) OR sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat | | | | | * * * * * command to be executed This will give still more detailed info for cron. .—————- minute (0 – 59)
| .————- hour (0 – 23)
| | .———- day of month (1 – 31)
| | | .——- month (1 – 12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr …
| | | | .—- day of week (0 – 6) (Sunday=0 or 7) OR sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat
| | | | |
* * * * * command to be executed

This will give still more detailed info for cron.

]]> By: GDawg http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-47896 GDawg Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:39:33 +0000 http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/#comment-47896 Actually, according to "the stupid man pages", */5 will cause it to run every 5 minutes. ;-) from cron(5) Step values can be used in conjunction with ranges. Following a range with "" specifies skips of the number’s value through the range. For example, "0-23/2" can be used in the hours field to specify command execution every other hour (the alternative in the V7 standard is "0,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22"). Steps are also permitted after an asterisk, so if you want to say "every two hours", just use "*/2". Actually, according to “the stupid man pages”, */5 will cause it to run every 5 minutes. ;-)

from cron(5)

Step values can be used in conjunction with ranges. Following a range
with “” specifies skips of the number’s value through the
range. For example, “0-23/2″ can be used in the hours field to specify
command execution every other hour (the alternative in the V7 standard
is “0,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22″). Steps are also permitted after
an asterisk, so if you want to say “every two hours”, just use “*/2″.

]]> By: sTiVo http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/comment-page-1/#comment-46800 sTiVo Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:06:08 +0000 http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/01/quickzi-how-to-set-cron-to-run-every-5-minutes/#comment-46800 This may be much simpler "than reading stupid man pages" but it's WRONG!!!!! It will run the cron job at five minutes after every hour. You want something like: 0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * * echo 'Hello' This may be much simpler “than reading stupid man pages” but it’s WRONG!!!!!

It will run the cron job at five minutes after every hour.

You want something like:

0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * * echo ‘Hello’

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