Run a cron job on weekends
“At 10:00, on weekends.”
Saturday and Sunday at 10:00, via the day-of-week list 0,6 (Sunday is 0 — or 7, both work). Weekend slots are prime time for maintenance that would disrupt weekday traffic, and for consumer products, weekend mornings are peak engagement.
0 10 * * 0,6Next 5 runs
Computing from your local clock…
Field by field
| Field | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Minute | 0 | exactly 0 |
| Hour | 10 | exactly 10 |
| Day of month | * | every value |
| Month | * | every value |
| Day of week | 0,6 | at 0, 6 |
Typical uses
- Heavy maintenance with weekday-traffic risk
- Weekend-only consumer campaigns
- Long-running analytical jobs using idle capacity
Related schedules
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