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Old 07-01-2009
strange CRON job

i want to schedule my backup thru cron job.
my requirement is from 9am to 5pm i want hourly backup every day
how can this be achived thru cron
can any one help me with the this type of timing schedule in cronjob?
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Old 07-01-2009
0 9-17 * * *
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Old 07-01-2009
0 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17 * * * (your backup script)
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