Quick Answer: How Do I Run a Cron Job Every Minute in Linux?
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How do I get a cron job to run every minute?

How does it work? The asterisk (*) operator specifies all possible values for a field. For example, an asterisk in the hour time field would be equivalent to every hour or an asterisk in the month field would be equivalent to every month. An asterisk in the every field means run given command/script every minute.

How do I run a cron job every 5 minutes in Linux?

Configure cron job for every 5 minutes

  1. Open crontab (the cron editor) with the following command. …
  2. If this is your first time accessing crontab, your system will likely ask you which editor you’d prefer to use. …
  3. Make a new line at the bottom of this file and insert the following code. …
  4. Exit this file and save changes.
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