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Cron Expression for Every 12 Minutes

*/12 * * * *→Runs every 12 minutes
*/12
Minute
0–59
*
Hour
0–23
*
Day
1–31
*
Month
1–12
*
Weekday
0–7

Quick Examples

How It Works

With */12 * * * *, the job fires at minutes 0, 12, 24, 36, and 48 of every hour — five times per hour.

Common Use Cases

  • 1Quarter-hour adjacent cadences
  • 2Staggered workers

Linux Crontab Example

*/12 * * * * /opt/scripts/worker.sh

Add this line to your crontab with crontab -e

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