How to run cron entry every 5 min during office hours only?

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The /n stepping requires an interval

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5-59/10 * * * * command

runs at 5,15,25,35,45,55

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5-15/10 * * * * command

runs at 5,15

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be remind to re-activate your change on the crontab and verify with "crontab -l" to check on the change line is existing.

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