How do I schedule a cron job in Linux?

To schedule a cron job, type the following command at the UNIX / Linux shell prompt to edit the crontab file:

 crontab -e

The format for cronjobs is:

+---------------- minute (0 - 59)
 |  +------------- hour (0 - 23)
 |  |  +---------- day of month (1 - 31)
 |  |  |  +------- month (1 - 12)
 |  |  |  |  +---- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7)
 |  |  |  |  |
 *  *  *  *  *  command to be executed

• You can also use crontab.guru to check your cron expressions.