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⏱️ Cron Expression Validator
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Free online Cron job expression validator - Supports Linux/Quartz/Spring formats, shows next execution times

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πŸ“ Enter Cron Expression

πŸ“‹ Common Presets

Every minute
* * * * *
Every 5 min
*/5 * * * *
Every hour
0 * * * *
Daily midnight
0 0 * * *
Weekly Monday
0 0 * * 1
Monthly 1st
0 0 1 * *
8am & 6pm daily
0 8,18 * * *
Jan 1st yearly
0 0 1 1 *

FAQ

Q1: What's the difference between 5-field and 7-field Cron formats?

5-field (Linux crontab): min hour day month dow. 6-field (Spring): sec min hour day month dow. 7-field (Quartz): sec min hour day month dow year. Standard Linux crontab doesn't support seconds or year fields. Spring's @Scheduled uses 6-field, Quartz scheduler uses 7-field format.

Q2: What special characters does Cron support?

* (any value), , (list e.g. 1,3,5), - (range e.g. 1-5), / (step e.g. */5 means every 5 units), ? (no specific value, only day/dow in Quartz), L (last e.g. last day of month), W (nearest weekday), # (nth day of week e.g. 6#3 = 3rd Friday).

Q3: Why does my Cron pass validation but doesn't execute?

Common reasons: 1) Timezone mismatch between server and expectation; 2) Both day and dow specified (some implementations disallow); 3) Environment differences in Cron syntax support; 4) Step/range conflicts; 5) L/W/# special chars not supported by all implementations. Confirm your target system's Cron implementation first.