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Old 10-01-2008
Crontab schedule
I have the following crontab entry.

0,30 00-16 * * *

This job runs every 30 minutes between the hours of 12:00AM and 4:00PM. How can I have it stop at 4:30PM instead?

Thank you,

David
Last edited by dkranes; 10-01-2008 at 09:33 PM..
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Old 10-01-2008
I believe the only way is to use 2 cronjobs. Add a second cron entry for 4:30.
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Old 10-02-2008
0,30 00-16 * * * command
There is nothing wrong with this crontab entry. It should run the command on the hour and half hour from midnight thru 4:30pm every day.


Did you mean to have it NOT run at 4:30? You'd need two lines:

0,30 00-15 * * * command # Runs from midnight to 3:30pm
0 16 * * * command # Runs at 4:00pm
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Old 10-02-2008
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Originally Posted by Dave Miller
0,30 00-16 * * * command
There is nothing wrong with this crontab entry. It should run the command on the hour and half hour from midnight thru 4:30pm every day.


Did you mean to have it NOT run at 4:30? You'd need two lines:

0,30 00-15 * * * command # Runs from midnight to 3:30pm
0 16 * * * command # Runs at 4:00pm
You're right. Smilie The post must have made me think it doesn't run at 4:30, but his setting would run at midnight and 4:30pm.
 
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