# set a shell SHELL=/bin/bash # crontab format * * * * * command_to_execute - - - - - | | | | | | | | | +- day of week (0 - 7) (where sunday is 0 and 7) | | | +--- month (1 - 12) | | +----- day (1 - 31) | +------- hour (0 - 23) +--------- minute (0 - 59) # example entries # every 15 min */15 * * * * /home/user/command.sh # every midnight 0 0 * * * /home/user/command.sh # every Saturday at 8:05 AM 5 8 * * 6 /home/user/command.sh