Cron Jobs in Linux: Schedule Tasks with crontab
Automate repetitive tasks with crontab on Linux — backups, monitoring, and maintenance scripts.
Step 1: Edit Crontab
Run crontab -e to open the cron editor for the current user.
Step 1: Edit Crontab
Step 2: Understand Cron Syntax
Format: minute hour day month weekday command. Example: 0 2 * * * = daily at 2 AM.
Step 2: Understand Cron Syntax
Step 3: List and Verify Cron Jobs
Use crontab -l to list active jobs. Check logs at /var/log/syslog.
Step 3: List and Verify Cron Jobs
# Every 5 minutes
*/5 * * * * /path/to/script.sh
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