Cron Expression Samples

# Cron Expression Samples
# Copy one of these lines to test the Cron Expression Validator
# Format: minute hour day month day-of-week

# --- Basic Patterns ---

# Every minute
* * * * *

# Every hour (at minute 0)
0 * * * *

# Every day at midnight
0 0 * * *

# Every Monday at midnight
0 0 * * 1

# Every month on the 1st at midnight
0 0 1 * *

# --- Time Patterns ---

# Every 5 minutes
*/5 * * * *

# Every 15 minutes
*/15 * * * *

# Every 30 minutes
*/30 * * * *

# Every hour at 30 minutes past
30 * * * *

# --- Daily Patterns ---

# Every day at 6:00 AM
0 6 * * *

# Every day at 9:00 AM
0 9 * * *

# Every day at 5:00 PM (17:00)
0 17 * * *

# Every day at midnight, 6 AM, noon, and 6 PM
0 0,6,12,18 * * *

# --- Weekly Patterns ---

# Every Monday at 9:00 AM
0 9 * * 1

# Every Friday at 5:00 PM
0 17 * * 5

# Every weekday (Monday-Friday) at 9:00 AM
0 9 * * 1-5

# Every weekend (Saturday-Sunday) at 10:00 AM
0 10 * * 6,0

# --- Monthly Patterns ---

# 1st of every month at midnight
0 0 1 * *

# 15th of every month at noon
0 12 15 * *

# Days 28-31 of every month at midnight (month-end window)
0 0 28-31 * *

# Every 3 months on the 1st at midnight (quarterly)
0 0 1 1,4,7,10 *

# --- Complex Patterns ---

# Every weekday at 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM
0 9,17 * * 1-5

# Every 6 hours on weekdays
0 */6 * * 1-5

# Every Sunday at 2:30 AM (maintenance window)
30 2 * * 0

# Every day in the first week of every month at 9:00 AM
0 9 1-7 * *

# --- Special Time Patterns ---

# At 30 minutes past every hour during business hours (9 AM - 5 PM)
30 9-17 * * *

# Every minute during business hours only
* 9-17 * * 1-5

# At 15 and 45 minutes past every hour
15,45 * * * *

# --- Range and List Examples ---

# Every hour from 9 AM to 5 PM
0 9-17 * * *

# On specific days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
0 9 * * 1,3,5

# At specific times: 6 AM, 12 PM, 6 PM
0 6,12,18 * * *