Crontab is a configuration file that specifies commands to run on a schedule on Unix-like systems.

What does "* * * * *" mean?

Five asterisks means "every minute of every hour of every day".

Crontab Generator

Generate and explain cron expressions

Cron Expression

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At every 5 minutes of every hour, every day of every month

14/5/2026, 5:15:00 PM

24/5/2026, 5:20:00 PM

34/5/2026, 5:25:00 PM

44/5/2026, 5:30:00 PM

54/5/2026, 5:35:00 PM