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Cron Every Friday at 5 PM — Crontab Example

0 17 * * 5

Runs once a week on Friday at 17:00 (5:00 PM).

Field by field

Field	Value	Meaning
`Minute`	`0`	At minute 0
`Hour`	`17`	At 5 PM (17:00)
`Day of month`	`*`	Every day of the month
`Month`	`*`	Every month
`Day of week`	`5`	Friday only

Friday 5:00 PM (17:00 in 24-hour time) is the classic end-of-week trigger for timesheet reminders, weekly sprint summaries, and staging server shutdown scripts.

0 17 * * 5 /usr/local/bin/friday-summary.sh

Related schedules

0 9 * * 1 Monday at 9 AM 0 9 * * 1-5 Weekdays at 9 AM 0 0 * * 0 Sunday at midnight

FAQ

Why 17 instead of 5?
Cron uses 24-hour format (0 to 23). Writing 5 would mean 5:00 AM in the morning.

Can I write FRI instead of 5?
Yes, most modern crons accept 0 17 * * FRI.

How to run at 4:30 PM on Friday?
Set minute to 30 and hour to 16: 30 16 * * 5.

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