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Glossary: Linux for Developers

cron time fields

Also written: five time fields, */5

The five fields at the start of a crontab line: minute, hour, day of month, month and day of week. `*` means every, `*/5` means every five, and `1-5` is a range.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

cronUTC (Coordinated Universal Time)