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Cron Schedule Generator
Build and verify Linux crontab expressions easily. Translate complex 5-field cron strings into clear human language.
Cron Expression (Standard 5 Fields)
Schedule:Every day at 00:00
0 - 59 or *
0 - 23 or *
1 - 31 or *
1 - 12 or *
0 - 6 (Sun-Sat)
Crontab Syntax Reference
┌───────────── minute (0 - 59) │ ┌───────────── hour (0 - 23) │ │ ┌───────────── day of the month (1 - 31) │ │ │ ┌───────────── month (1 - 12) │ │ │ │ ┌───────────── day of the week (0 - 6) (Sunday to Saturday) │ │ │ │ │ * * * * *
Cron expressions use special characters: * means "any value", , separates items in a list (e.g. 1,15), - defines a range (e.g. 1-5 for Mon-Fri), and / defines step values (e.g. */10 for every 10 units).