Standard POSIX / Crontab Syntax

*/5 * * * *

Every 5 Minutes (*/5 * * * *)” — Executes every 5th minute (0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55). (Her 5 Dakikada Bir)

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Minute
0-59
Hour
0-23
Day (Month)
1-31
Month
1-12
Day (Week)
0-6 (Sun-Sat)
Human Readable Meaning:
Executes every 5th minute (0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55).
Her 5 dakikada bir düzenli aralıklarla çalışır.
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Next 5 Scheduled Executions
1.Sat, Sep 19, 23:55
2.Sun, Sep 20, 00:00
3.Sun, Sep 20, 00:05
4.Sun, Sep 20, 00:10
5.Sun, Sep 20, 00:15
Ready Crontab Line
*/5 * * * * /usr/bin/python3 /opt/scripts/backup.py
Crontab 5-Field Breakdown
*/5
Minute
Every 5th minute (*/5)
*
Hour
Every hour (*)
*
Day (Month)
Every day (*)
*
Month
Every month (*)
*
Day (Week)
Every day of week (*)
Copy-Paste Integration Snippets
Linux (crontab -e)
*/5 * * * * /usr/bin/python3 /opt/scripts/backup.py >> /var/log/cron.log 2>&1
GitHub Actions Workflow
on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '*/5 * * * *'
Kubernetes (CronJob Spec)
apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: CronJob
metadata:
  name: scheduled-task
spec:
  schedule: "*/5 * * * *"
  jobTemplate:
    spec:
      template:
        spec:
          containers:
          - name: runner
            image: alpine
          restartPolicy: OnFailure
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Executes every 5th minute (0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55). In Turkish: Her 5 dakikada bir düzenli aralıklarla çalışır.