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Cron explainer

Translate crontab schedules into plain English

Presets:
Crontab Expression (5 fields)
Crontab Fields Breakdown
Minute (0–59)
*/15
Hour (0–23)
*
Day (Month) (1–31)
*
Month (1–12)
*
Day (Week) (0–6)
*
Cron Cheatsheet
Special Symbols
*Any value (every min/hr)
,Value list separator (1,15,30)
-Range of values (1-5)
/Step values (*/15)
Predefined Presets
@hourly0 * * * * (Every hour)
@daily0 0 * * * (Daily at 00:00)
@weekly0 0 * * 0 (Weekly on Sun)
@monthly0 0 1 * * (1st of month)
@yearly0 0 1 1 * (1st of Jan)
Common Patterns
*/15 * * * *Every 15 minutes
0 9 * * 1-5At 09:00 Mon-Fri
0 0 1,15 * *At 00:00 on 1st & 15th
0 22 * * 1At 22:00 every Mon
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Developer sponsorship slot
Documentation & FAQs(Cron explainer guide)