How many times will a cron job run when given asterisk (*) on all positions?

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If we define a cron job with * * * * * /some/task/to/perform, how many times will the job be executed in 60 seconds?

heemayl · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-05 01:18:16Z

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Once every 60 seconds i.e. every minute.

Check man 5 crontab to get more idea on this.

answered Mar 4 '16 at 18:48

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Mike Scott · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-04 18:48:12Z

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Once. It will execute exactly once every 60 seconds (except when there's a leap second added or removed).

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