What * * * * * means
The busiest schedule cron allows: it fires sixty times an hour. Reserve it for short health checks or queue drains, never for anything that might still be running when the next tick arrives.
In plain English, cron reads this as: every minute, every hour, every day.
Field-by-field breakdown
| Field | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Minute | * | every value |
| Hour | * | every value |
| Day of month | * | every value |
| Month | * | every value |
| Day of week | * | every value |
Editing this schedule
To adjust this expression or explain a different one, open the full cron expression parser — it explains any crontab line, lists upcoming runs and breaks down each field as you type. New to the syntax? The practical guide to cron expressions walks through every field with worked examples.