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Cron Expression for Every 7 Minutes

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

Quick Examples

How It Works

Using */7 * * * *, the job fires at minutes 0, 7, 14 … 56 of every hour. Step intervals that do not divide 60 evenly still wrap correctly within the hour field.

Common Use Cases

  • 1Spreading load across time
  • 2Avoiding alignment with other cron jobs

Linux Crontab Example

*/7 * * * * /app/task.sh

Add this line to your crontab with crontab -e

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