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09-30-2014

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Originally Posted by abhi_123

Thanks a lot R.Singh.

Could you also please explain me the below meaning:
1) 00-30/5 22 --> 30divided by 5? and 22 means..?
2) 30/10 ?
Thanks again.

Hello abhi_123,

Following may help you in same, also you can get more information from man cron too.

1st: 00-30/5 22 * * * /test/singh/test.ksh22 shows script should run from 10:00 PM 00-30to 10:30 PM within every 5 mins. Here /5 shows every 5 mins.

2nd: */10 9-10 * * * /test/singh/test.ksh 9-10 shows from 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM, */10 means every 10 mins.

3rd: 30/10 7-8 * * * /test/singh/test.ksh 7-8 shows fr 07:00 AM to 08:00 AM, 30/10 means starts from 30th min and run every 10 mins.

Hope this helps.

Thanks,
R. Singh

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