Cron: every 5 minutes

Every 5 minutes: */5 * * * *

Runs at :00, :05, :10 … :55 of every hour. */5 means "every 5th value starting from 0", so it always aligns to the clock rather than to when the crontab was saved.

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Other common values

• Every minute — * * * * *
• Every 15 minutes — */15 * * * *
• Every 30 minutes — */30 * * * *
• Every hour — 0 * * * *
• Every 6 hours — 0 */6 * * *
• Every day at midnight — 0 0 * * *
• Weekdays at 9 AM — 0 9 * * 1-5
• Every Sunday at midnight — 0 0 * * 0
• First day of every month — 0 0 1 * *