Crontab Explainer

Explain cron expressions in plain English.

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Explain cron expressions in plain English online for free. Instant human-readable cron schedule.

0
Minute
9
Hour
*
Day
*
Month
1-5
Weekday

Runs at minute at 0, hour at 9, on every day of the month, in every month, on from Monday to Friday.

Examples

How to Use Crontab Explainer — Step by Step

  1. 1Paste a cron expression (e.g. '0 9 * * 1-5') into the input
  2. 2Click 'Explain' — the expression is translated to plain English
  3. 3Next 5 scheduled run times are shown so you can verify the schedule
  4. 4Copy the explanation for documentation

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