Definition
Full definition of cron
Cron originated as a Unix tool but the syntax (5 fields: minute, hour, day-of-month, month, day-of-week) is used everywhere now. Tiny Command's schedule trigger can run a workflow every few minutes, daily, weekly or monthly. Useful for daily digests, weekly reports, monthly summaries, or any time-based automation. You can also pick from preset schedules ("daily at 9am") without writing cron syntax.
In practice
Cron examples
Daily 9am cron
0 9 * * * — runs at 9:00am every day
Used by
Apps that exemplify cron
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FAQ
Common questions about cron
How do I make a cron job run weekly?
0 9 * * MON for Mondays at 9am. The last field is day-of-week (SUN-SAT or 0-6).
What about timezones?
In Tiny Command you pick the timezone on the schedule itself, so a 9am run happens at 9am in the timezone you choose.
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