Cron Expression
What is Cron Expression? (Quick Answer)
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Cron job expression builder
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About Cron Expression — Free Online Tool
How to Use Cron Expression — Step by Step
- Build cron expression
Use the interactive builder to set minute, hour, day, month, and weekday fields.
- Preview human-readable description
The tool shows what the cron means in plain English (e.g., 'At 00:00 every day').
- Test next run times
See the next 5 scheduled run times based on the current time.
Use Cases for Cron Expression
CI/CD scheduling
Set up cron jobs for automated builds, tests, and deployments.
Database backups
Schedule daily or weekly database backup scripts using cron expressions.
Maintenance tasks
Schedule log rotation, cache clearing, and cleanup scripts.
FAQ — Cron Expression Free Online Tool
What is the difference between * and */5?
* means every possible value. */5 means every 5th value (every 5 minutes, every 5 hours, etc.).
Does this support non-standard cron fields?
Yes. You can optionally add a seconds field (6 total) and a year field (7 total), which some systems (Quartz, some CI tools) support.
What is @daily / @weekly?
These are cron 'nicknames' (also called special strings). @daily = 0 0 * * *, @weekly = 0 0 * * 0.