Cron Every Friday at 5 PM
Cron expression 0 17 * * 5 means At 5:00 PM, on Friday.
Cron expression to run every Friday at 5 PM: 0 17 * * 5. End-of-work-week automation — perfect for weekly summaries and cleanup before the weekend.
Cron Expression
Common use cases
- End-of-week summary reports
- Friday afternoon digest emails
- Weekly cleanup and archiving before the weekend
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Platform usage examples
# Edit your crontab
crontab -e
# Add this line to run every friday at 5 pm
0 17 * * 5 /usr/bin/php /var/www/html/script.php
# Or run a shell script
0 17 * * 5 /home/user/scripts/job.sh >> /var/log/job.log 2>&1# .github/workflows/scheduled.yml
name: Scheduled Job
on:
schedule:
- cron: '0 17 * * 5'
jobs:
run:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run job
run: echo "Running every friday at 5 pm"apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: CronJob
metadata:
name: my-scheduled-job
spec:
schedule: "0 17 * * 5"
jobTemplate:
spec:
template:
spec:
containers:
- name: job
image: my-image:latest
restartPolicy: OnFailureRelated developer tools
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cron expression for every friday at 5 pm?
The cron expression is 0 17 * * 5. Cron expression to run every Friday at 5 PM: 0 17 * * 5. End-of-work-week automation — perfect for weekly summaries and cleanup before the weekend.
How do I schedule a cron job to run every friday at 5 pm in Linux?
Open your crontab with "crontab -e" and add a new line: 0 17 * * 5 /path/to/your/script.sh — this schedules your script to run every friday at 5 pm. Save and exit; the cron daemon picks up the change immediately.
What does the cron expression "0 17 * * 5" mean?
Cron expression to run every Friday at 5 PM: 0 17 * * 5. End-of-work-week automation — perfect for weekly summaries and cleanup before the weekend.
Can I use "0 17 * * 5" in GitHub Actions?
Yes. In your workflow YAML, set the schedule trigger: on: schedule: - cron: '0 17 * * 5'. GitHub Actions uses standard 5-field Unix cron syntax, so this expression works as-is.