linux cron job example

Example 1: create cron job from command line

#write out current crontab
crontab -l > mycron
#echo new cron into cron file
echo "00 09 * * 1-5 echo hello" >> mycron
#install new cron file
crontab mycron
rm mycron

Example 2: cronjob example

//Specify cron frequency
//e.g. run minute 0, every hour
0 */1 * * *
//enter a bash command to the script input field
//e.g. a wget command where the output isn't saved
wget -O- url_here >> /dev/null