How can I set a cron to run every 2 hours between 8 am and 5 pm for example? Is this possible?
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9please read the question, it's not in Google... it's not a normal every 2 hours cron, it's every 2 hours between 8 and 5... – luqita Apr 11 '12 at 17:41
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5I searched Google and it brought me here! Thanks for the question/answer it was exactly what I was looking for. – bh5k Nov 28 '12 at 16:51
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Actually, Alex's (former) solution will run every minute, every 2 hours between 8 am and 3pm. The right solution is:
0 8-17/2 * * * /path/command
Or even:
0 8,10,12,14,16 * * * /path/command
Which of course looks less nice, but still does what requested...
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@Aleksey, Alex's [solution before being edited](http://superuser.com/revisions/411407/2) ran from 8am to 3pm, which is not what the OP wants and also that's the reason I added this answer of mine and made a comment of that, if you read everything carefully you should get it... – DarkAjax Nov 26 '16 at 22:06
