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Cron macros: @reboot, @hourly, @daily, @weekly, @monthly, @yearly

Answer

@hourly = 0 * * * *, @daily and @midnight = 0 0 * * *, @weekly = 0 0 * * 0, @monthly = 0 0 1 * *, @yearly and @annually = 0 0 1 1 *. @reboot runs once when the cron daemon starts.

@daily is shorthand for 0 0 * * *

At 00:00.

  1. 0
    Minute (0-59)

    At minute 0 (on the hour)

  2. 0
    Hour (0-23)

    Hour 0 (midnight, 00:00–00:59)

  3. *
    Day of month (1-31)

    Every day (no restriction)

  4. *
    Month (1-12 or JAN-DEC)

    Every month

  5. *
    Day of week (0-7 or SUN-SAT (0 and 7 = Sunday))

    Every day (no restriction)

Next 10 runs in UTC

  1. 1in 3 hours
  2. 2in 1 day
  3. 3in 2 days
  4. 4in 3 days
  5. 5in 4 days
  6. 6in 5 days
  7. 7in 6 days
  8. 8in 7 days
  9. 9in 8 days
  10. 10in 9 days

When it fires

1 runs a day on average7 a week364 of the next 364 days have a run

Hours of the week (darker = more runs)
0003060912151821MonMon 00:00-00:59: 52 runs over the next 364 daysMon 01:00-01:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 02:00-02:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 03:00-03:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 04:00-04:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 05:00-05:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 06:00-06:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 07:00-07:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 08:00-08:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 09:00-09:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 10:00-10:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 11:00-11:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 12:00-12:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 13:00-13:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 14:00-14:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 15:00-15:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 16:00-16:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 17:00-17:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 18:00-18:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 19:00-19:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 20:00-20:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 21:00-21:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 22:00-22:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysMon 23:00-23:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTueTue 00:00-00:59: 52 runs over the next 364 daysTue 01:00-01:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 02:00-02:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 03:00-03:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 04:00-04:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 05:00-05:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 06:00-06:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 07:00-07:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 08:00-08:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 09:00-09:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 10:00-10:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 11:00-11:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 12:00-12:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 13:00-13:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 14:00-14:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 15:00-15:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 16:00-16:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 17:00-17:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 18:00-18:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 19:00-19:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 20:00-20:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 21:00-21:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 22:00-22:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysTue 23:00-23:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWedWed 00:00-00:59: 52 runs over the next 364 daysWed 01:00-01:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 02:00-02:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 03:00-03:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 04:00-04:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 05:00-05:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 06:00-06:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 07:00-07:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 08:00-08:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 09:00-09:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 10:00-10:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 11:00-11:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 12:00-12:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 13:00-13:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 14:00-14:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 15:00-15:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 16:00-16:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 17:00-17:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 18:00-18:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 19:00-19:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 20:00-20:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 21:00-21:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 22:00-22:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysWed 23:00-23:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThuThu 00:00-00:59: 52 runs over the next 364 daysThu 01:00-01:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 02:00-02:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 03:00-03:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 04:00-04:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 05:00-05:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 06:00-06:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 07:00-07:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 08:00-08:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 09:00-09:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 10:00-10:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 11:00-11:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 12:00-12:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 13:00-13:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 14:00-14:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 15:00-15:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 16:00-16:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 17:00-17:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 18:00-18:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 19:00-19:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 20:00-20:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 21:00-21:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 22:00-22:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysThu 23:00-23:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFriFri 00:00-00:59: 52 runs over the next 364 daysFri 01:00-01:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 02:00-02:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 03:00-03:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 04:00-04:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 05:00-05:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 06:00-06:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 07:00-07:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 08:00-08:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 09:00-09:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 10:00-10:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 11:00-11:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 12:00-12:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 13:00-13:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 14:00-14:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 15:00-15:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 16:00-16:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 17:00-17:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 18:00-18:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 19:00-19:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 20:00-20:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 21:00-21:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 22:00-22:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysFri 23:00-23:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSatSat 00:00-00:59: 52 runs over the next 364 daysSat 01:00-01:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 02:00-02:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 03:00-03:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 04:00-04:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 05:00-05:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 06:00-06:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 07:00-07:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 08:00-08:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 09:00-09:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 10:00-10:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 11:00-11:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 12:00-12:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 13:00-13:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 14:00-14:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 15:00-15:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 16:00-16:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 17:00-17:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 18:00-18:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 19:00-19:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 20:00-20:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 21:00-21:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 22:00-22:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSat 23:00-23:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSunSun 00:00-00:59: 52 runs over the next 364 daysSun 01:00-01:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 02:00-02:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 03:00-03:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 04:00-04:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 05:00-05:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 06:00-06:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 07:00-07:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 08:00-08:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 09:00-09:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 10:00-10:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 11:00-11:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 12:00-12:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 13:00-13:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 14:00-14:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 15:00-15:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 16:00-16:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 17:00-17:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 18:00-18:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 19:00-19:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 20:00-20:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 21:00-21:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 22:00-22:59: 0 runs over the next 364 daysSun 23:00-23:59: 0 runs over the next 364 days
The next 52 weeks, one square per day
MonWedFriOctSat 31 Oct 2026: 1 runSun 1 Nov 2026: 1 runMon 2 Nov 2026: 1 runTue 3 Nov 2026: 1 runWed 4 Nov 2026: 1 runThu 5 Nov 2026: 1 runFri 6 Nov 2026: 1 runSat 7 Nov 2026: 1 runSun 8 Nov 2026: 1 runMon 9 Nov 2026: 1 runTue 10 Nov 2026: 1 runWed 11 Nov 2026: 1 runThu 12 Nov 2026: 1 runFri 13 Nov 2026: 1 runSat 14 Nov 2026: 1 runSun 15 Nov 2026: 1 runMon 16 Nov 2026: 1 runTue 17 Nov 2026: 1 runWed 18 Nov 2026: 1 runThu 19 Nov 2026: 1 runFri 20 Nov 2026: 1 runSat 21 Nov 2026: 1 runSun 22 Nov 2026: 1 runMon 23 Nov 2026: 1 runTue 24 Nov 2026: 1 runWed 25 Nov 2026: 1 runThu 26 Nov 2026: 1 runFri 27 Nov 2026: 1 runSat 28 Nov 2026: 1 runSun 29 Nov 2026: 1 runMon 30 Nov 2026: 1 runDecTue 1 Dec 2026: 1 runWed 2 Dec 2026: 1 runThu 3 Dec 2026: 1 runFri 4 Dec 2026: 1 runSat 5 Dec 2026: 1 runSun 6 Dec 2026: 1 runMon 7 Dec 2026: 1 runTue 8 Dec 2026: 1 runWed 9 Dec 2026: 1 runThu 10 Dec 2026: 1 runFri 11 Dec 2026: 1 runSat 12 Dec 2026: 1 runSun 13 Dec 2026: 1 runMon 14 Dec 2026: 1 runTue 15 Dec 2026: 1 runWed 16 Dec 2026: 1 runThu 17 Dec 2026: 1 runFri 18 Dec 2026: 1 runSat 19 Dec 2026: 1 runSun 20 Dec 2026: 1 runMon 21 Dec 2026: 1 runTue 22 Dec 2026: 1 runWed 23 Dec 2026: 1 runThu 24 Dec 2026: 1 runFri 25 Dec 2026: 1 runSat 26 Dec 2026: 1 runSun 27 Dec 2026: 1 runMon 28 Dec 2026: 1 runTue 29 Dec 2026: 1 runWed 30 Dec 2026: 1 runThu 31 Dec 2026: 1 runJanFri 1 Jan 2027: 1 runSat 2 Jan 2027: 1 runSun 3 Jan 2027: 1 runMon 4 Jan 2027: 1 runTue 5 Jan 2027: 1 runWed 6 Jan 2027: 1 runThu 7 Jan 2027: 1 runFri 8 Jan 2027: 1 runSat 9 Jan 2027: 1 runSun 10 Jan 2027: 1 runMon 11 Jan 2027: 1 runTue 12 Jan 2027: 1 runWed 13 Jan 2027: 1 runThu 14 Jan 2027: 1 runFri 15 Jan 2027: 1 runSat 16 Jan 2027: 1 runSun 17 Jan 2027: 1 runMon 18 Jan 2027: 1 runTue 19 Jan 2027: 1 runWed 20 Jan 2027: 1 runThu 21 Jan 2027: 1 runFri 22 Jan 2027: 1 runSat 23 Jan 2027: 1 runSun 24 Jan 2027: 1 runMon 25 Jan 2027: 1 runTue 26 Jan 2027: 1 runWed 27 Jan 2027: 1 runThu 28 Jan 2027: 1 runFri 29 Jan 2027: 1 runSat 30 Jan 2027: 1 runSun 31 Jan 2027: 1 runFebMon 1 Feb 2027: 1 runTue 2 Feb 2027: 1 runWed 3 Feb 2027: 1 runThu 4 Feb 2027: 1 runFri 5 Feb 2027: 1 runSat 6 Feb 2027: 1 runSun 7 Feb 2027: 1 runMon 8 Feb 2027: 1 runTue 9 Feb 2027: 1 runWed 10 Feb 2027: 1 runThu 11 Feb 2027: 1 runFri 12 Feb 2027: 1 runSat 13 Feb 2027: 1 runSun 14 Feb 2027: 1 runMon 15 Feb 2027: 1 runTue 16 Feb 2027: 1 runWed 17 Feb 2027: 1 runThu 18 Feb 2027: 1 runFri 19 Feb 2027: 1 runSat 20 Feb 2027: 1 runSun 21 Feb 2027: 1 runMon 22 Feb 2027: 1 runTue 23 Feb 2027: 1 runWed 24 Feb 2027: 1 runThu 25 Feb 2027: 1 runFri 26 Feb 2027: 1 runSat 27 Feb 2027: 1 runSun 28 Feb 2027: 1 runMarMon 1 Mar 2027: 1 runTue 2 Mar 2027: 1 runWed 3 Mar 2027: 1 runThu 4 Mar 2027: 1 runFri 5 Mar 2027: 1 runSat 6 Mar 2027: 1 runSun 7 Mar 2027: 1 runMon 8 Mar 2027: 1 runTue 9 Mar 2027: 1 runWed 10 Mar 2027: 1 runThu 11 Mar 2027: 1 runFri 12 Mar 2027: 1 runSat 13 Mar 2027: 1 runSun 14 Mar 2027: 1 runMon 15 Mar 2027: 1 runTue 16 Mar 2027: 1 runWed 17 Mar 2027: 1 runThu 18 Mar 2027: 1 runFri 19 Mar 2027: 1 runSat 20 Mar 2027: 1 runSun 21 Mar 2027: 1 runMon 22 Mar 2027: 1 runTue 23 Mar 2027: 1 runWed 24 Mar 2027: 1 runThu 25 Mar 2027: 1 runFri 26 Mar 2027: 1 runSat 27 Mar 2027: 1 runSun 28 Mar 2027: 1 runMon 29 Mar 2027: 1 runTue 30 Mar 2027: 1 runWed 31 Mar 2027: 1 runAprThu 1 Apr 2027: 1 runFri 2 Apr 2027: 1 runSat 3 Apr 2027: 1 runSun 4 Apr 2027: 1 runMon 5 Apr 2027: 1 runTue 6 Apr 2027: 1 runWed 7 Apr 2027: 1 runThu 8 Apr 2027: 1 runFri 9 Apr 2027: 1 runSat 10 Apr 2027: 1 runSun 11 Apr 2027: 1 runMon 12 Apr 2027: 1 runTue 13 Apr 2027: 1 runWed 14 Apr 2027: 1 runThu 15 Apr 2027: 1 runFri 16 Apr 2027: 1 runSat 17 Apr 2027: 1 runSun 18 Apr 2027: 1 runMon 19 Apr 2027: 1 runTue 20 Apr 2027: 1 runWed 21 Apr 2027: 1 runThu 22 Apr 2027: 1 runFri 23 Apr 2027: 1 runSat 24 Apr 2027: 1 runSun 25 Apr 2027: 1 runMon 26 Apr 2027: 1 runTue 27 Apr 2027: 1 runWed 28 Apr 2027: 1 runThu 29 Apr 2027: 1 runFri 30 Apr 2027: 1 runMaySat 1 May 2027: 1 runSun 2 May 2027: 1 runMon 3 May 2027: 1 runTue 4 May 2027: 1 runWed 5 May 2027: 1 runThu 6 May 2027: 1 runFri 7 May 2027: 1 runSat 8 May 2027: 1 runSun 9 May 2027: 1 runMon 10 May 2027: 1 runTue 11 May 2027: 1 runWed 12 May 2027: 1 runThu 13 May 2027: 1 runFri 14 May 2027: 1 runSat 15 May 2027: 1 runSun 16 May 2027: 1 runMon 17 May 2027: 1 runTue 18 May 2027: 1 runWed 19 May 2027: 1 runThu 20 May 2027: 1 runFri 21 May 2027: 1 runSat 22 May 2027: 1 runSun 23 May 2027: 1 runMon 24 May 2027: 1 runTue 25 May 2027: 1 runWed 26 May 2027: 1 runThu 27 May 2027: 1 runFri 28 May 2027: 1 runSat 29 May 2027: 1 runSun 30 May 2027: 1 runMon 31 May 2027: 1 runJunTue 1 Jun 2027: 1 runWed 2 Jun 2027: 1 runThu 3 Jun 2027: 1 runFri 4 Jun 2027: 1 runSat 5 Jun 2027: 1 runSun 6 Jun 2027: 1 runMon 7 Jun 2027: 1 runTue 8 Jun 2027: 1 runWed 9 Jun 2027: 1 runThu 10 Jun 2027: 1 runFri 11 Jun 2027: 1 runSat 12 Jun 2027: 1 runSun 13 Jun 2027: 1 runMon 14 Jun 2027: 1 runTue 15 Jun 2027: 1 runWed 16 Jun 2027: 1 runThu 17 Jun 2027: 1 runFri 18 Jun 2027: 1 runSat 19 Jun 2027: 1 runSun 20 Jun 2027: 1 runMon 21 Jun 2027: 1 runTue 22 Jun 2027: 1 runWed 23 Jun 2027: 1 runThu 24 Jun 2027: 1 runFri 25 Jun 2027: 1 runSat 26 Jun 2027: 1 runSun 27 Jun 2027: 1 runMon 28 Jun 2027: 1 runTue 29 Jun 2027: 1 runWed 30 Jun 2027: 1 runJulThu 1 Jul 2027: 1 runFri 2 Jul 2027: 1 runSat 3 Jul 2027: 1 runSun 4 Jul 2027: 1 runMon 5 Jul 2027: 1 runTue 6 Jul 2027: 1 runWed 7 Jul 2027: 1 runThu 8 Jul 2027: 1 runFri 9 Jul 2027: 1 runSat 10 Jul 2027: 1 runSun 11 Jul 2027: 1 runMon 12 Jul 2027: 1 runTue 13 Jul 2027: 1 runWed 14 Jul 2027: 1 runThu 15 Jul 2027: 1 runFri 16 Jul 2027: 1 runSat 17 Jul 2027: 1 runSun 18 Jul 2027: 1 runMon 19 Jul 2027: 1 runTue 20 Jul 2027: 1 runWed 21 Jul 2027: 1 runThu 22 Jul 2027: 1 runFri 23 Jul 2027: 1 runSat 24 Jul 2027: 1 runSun 25 Jul 2027: 1 runMon 26 Jul 2027: 1 runTue 27 Jul 2027: 1 runWed 28 Jul 2027: 1 runThu 29 Jul 2027: 1 runFri 30 Jul 2027: 1 runSat 31 Jul 2027: 1 runAugSun 1 Aug 2027: 1 runMon 2 Aug 2027: 1 runTue 3 Aug 2027: 1 runWed 4 Aug 2027: 1 runThu 5 Aug 2027: 1 runFri 6 Aug 2027: 1 runSat 7 Aug 2027: 1 runSun 8 Aug 2027: 1 runMon 9 Aug 2027: 1 runTue 10 Aug 2027: 1 runWed 11 Aug 2027: 1 runThu 12 Aug 2027: 1 runFri 13 Aug 2027: 1 runSat 14 Aug 2027: 1 runSun 15 Aug 2027: 1 runMon 16 Aug 2027: 1 runTue 17 Aug 2027: 1 runWed 18 Aug 2027: 1 runThu 19 Aug 2027: 1 runFri 20 Aug 2027: 1 runSat 21 Aug 2027: 1 runSun 22 Aug 2027: 1 runMon 23 Aug 2027: 1 runTue 24 Aug 2027: 1 runWed 25 Aug 2027: 1 runThu 26 Aug 2027: 1 runFri 27 Aug 2027: 1 runSat 28 Aug 2027: 1 runSun 29 Aug 2027: 1 runMon 30 Aug 2027: 1 runTue 31 Aug 2027: 1 runSepWed 1 Sep 2027: 1 runThu 2 Sep 2027: 1 runFri 3 Sep 2027: 1 runSat 4 Sep 2027: 1 runSun 5 Sep 2027: 1 runMon 6 Sep 2027: 1 runTue 7 Sep 2027: 1 runWed 8 Sep 2027: 1 runThu 9 Sep 2027: 1 runFri 10 Sep 2027: 1 runSat 11 Sep 2027: 1 runSun 12 Sep 2027: 1 runMon 13 Sep 2027: 1 runTue 14 Sep 2027: 1 runWed 15 Sep 2027: 1 runThu 16 Sep 2027: 1 runFri 17 Sep 2027: 1 runSat 18 Sep 2027: 1 runSun 19 Sep 2027: 1 runMon 20 Sep 2027: 1 runTue 21 Sep 2027: 1 runWed 22 Sep 2027: 1 runThu 23 Sep 2027: 1 runFri 24 Sep 2027: 1 runSat 25 Sep 2027: 1 runSun 26 Sep 2027: 1 runMon 27 Sep 2027: 1 runTue 28 Sep 2027: 1 runWed 29 Sep 2027: 1 runThu 30 Sep 2027: 1 runOctFri 1 Oct 2027: 1 runSat 2 Oct 2027: 1 runSun 3 Oct 2027: 1 runMon 4 Oct 2027: 1 runTue 5 Oct 2027: 1 runWed 6 Oct 2027: 1 runThu 7 Oct 2027: 1 runFri 8 Oct 2027: 1 runSat 9 Oct 2027: 1 runSun 10 Oct 2027: 1 runMon 11 Oct 2027: 1 runTue 12 Oct 2027: 1 runWed 13 Oct 2027: 1 runThu 14 Oct 2027: 1 runFri 15 Oct 2027: 1 runSat 16 Oct 2027: 1 runSun 17 Oct 2027: 1 runMon 18 Oct 2027: 1 runTue 19 Oct 2027: 1 runWed 20 Oct 2027: 1 runThu 21 Oct 2027: 1 runFri 22 Oct 2027: 1 runSat 23 Oct 2027: 1 runSun 24 Oct 2027: 1 runMon 25 Oct 2027: 1 runTue 26 Oct 2027: 1 runWed 27 Oct 2027: 1 runThu 28 Oct 2027: 1 runFri 29 Oct 2027: 1 run

What to know

The macros come from Vixie cron and are supported by cronie, Debian's cron and most libraries. They are fixed times: @daily is exactly midnight, not "once in each 24 hours".

@reboot runs when cron starts, which is usually at boot but also after systemctl restart cron. The network and other services may not be up yet: add a short sleep or use a systemd unit with proper dependencies.

Variations

Gotchas

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