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Cron Expression for Every Thursday

0 0 * * 4→Runs at midnight every Thursday
0
Minute
0–59
0
Hour
0–23
*
Day
1–31
*
Month
1–12
4
Weekday
0–7

Quick Examples

How It Works

Using 0 0 * * 4, the job runs at midnight every Thursday. Day-of-week 4 is Thursday.

Common Use Cases

  • 1Pre-weekend releases
  • 2Thursday night batch jobs

Linux Crontab Example

0 0 * * 4 /app/thursday.sh

Add this line to your crontab with crontab -e

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