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Understanding Cron Expressions

A cron expression is a string consisting of five or six fields separated by white space that describes a schedule. The fields are:

Field Allowed Values Special Characters
Minutes 0-59 * , - /
Hours 0-23 * , - /
Day of Month 1-31 * , - / L W
Month 1-12 or JAN-DEC * , - /
Day of Week 0-7 or SUN-SAT * , - / L #

Special Characters:

  • *: any value
  • ,: value list separator
  • -: range of values
  • /: step values
  • L: last day of month or week
  • W: weekday
  • #: nth day of the month

Examples:

Expression Meaning
* * * * * Every minute
0 * * * * Every hour
0 0 * * * Every day at midnight
*/15 * * * * Every 15 minutes
0 8-17 * * 1-5 Hourly from 8 AM to 5 PM on weekdays
0 0 1 1 * At midnight on January 1st
0 0 L * * At midnight on the last day of every month