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Cron expression for every minute
The cron expression for every minute is * * * * *.
In plain English: every minute.
The busiest schedule cron can express. If the job takes longer than a minute, runs overlap — cron does not wait for the previous one to finish.
Field by field
| Field | Value | Means |
|---|---|---|
| minute | * | every minute |
| hour | * | every hour |
| day | * | every day of the month |
| month | * | every month |
| weekday | * | every day of the week, weekends included |
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- cron for every 2 minutes */2 * * * *
- cron for every 5 minutes */5 * * * *
- cron for every 10 minutes */10 * * * *
- cron for every 15 minutes */15 * * * *
- cron for every 30 minutes */30 * * * *
- cron for every hour 0 * * * *
- cron for every 2 hours 0 */2 * * *
- cron for every 3 hours 0 */3 * * *