Running cron job/task at every hour

Question

Which one is the correct syntax for running a job at every hour?

0 0 * * * *

0 0 */1 * * *

Also how are they both different?

Check out [crontab guru](https://crontab.guru/). It can tell you when the different timings run — Reyno, Nov 25 '21 at 07:50
@Reyno I did check it out but I wanted to know how are they both different because they are doing the same work for me. — N.A, Nov 25 '21 at 07:54

devblack.exe · Answer 1 · 2021-11-26T08:10:10.280

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The correct syntax for every hour job is 0 * * * *.

But you can use both 0 0 * * * * and 0 0 */1 * * * Since */1 means every 1 hour/minute/second like the *.

edited Nov 26 '21 at 08:10

answered Nov 25 '21 at 07:51

devblack.exe

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they both are doing the same work for me, running at every hour – N.A Nov 25 '21 at 07:55

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