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⏱️ Cron Expression to Run on Weekdays Only

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The cron expression to run a job on weekdays only is 0 9 * * 1-5 — every Monday through Friday at 09:00. The 1-5 is a range in the day-of-week field.

Expression

At 09:00, Monday through Friday.
minute · hour · day-of-month · month · day-of-week   (5 fields, 24h clock)

Presets

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Minute (0-59)
Hour (0-23)
Day of month (1-31)
Month (1-12)
Day of week (0-6, Sun=0)

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    What 0 9 * * 1-5 does

    The 1-5 range covers Monday (1) through Friday (5), skipping Saturday (6) and Sunday (0). Combined with minute 0 and hour 9, the job fires at 09:00 on each working day.

    You can write the same thing as a list: 0 9 * * 1,2,3,4,5. Ranges are easier to read; lists are useful when the days aren't contiguous.

    Public holidays are not handled

    Cron has no concept of holidays. A weekday schedule will happily fire on Christmas Day. If that matters, gate the job inside your script with a holiday-calendar check rather than trying to express it in cron.

    Frequently asked questions

    What is the cron expression for Monday to Friday?

    0 9 * * 1-5. The 1-5 range in the fifth field covers Monday through Friday.

    How do I exclude weekends in cron?

    Use a day-of-week range of 1-5. There is no explicit 'exclude' operator — you specify the days you want.

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