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Cron expression for every 5 minutes
The cron expression for every 5 minutes is */5 * * * *.
In plain English: every 5 minutes.
*/5 means "every 5th minute counting from 0", so it fires at :00, :05, :10 … not 5 minutes after the job was installed.
Field by field
| Field | Value | Means |
|---|---|---|
| minute | */5 | 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 |
| hour | * | every hour |
| day | * | every day of the month |
| month | * | every month |
| weekday | * | every day of the week, weekends included |
Equivalent expressions
- 0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * *
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