All Cron Schedules
Cron Last Day of Month
Run a cron job on the last day of every month:
0 0 L * *
Note: The L (last) character is not supported in standard cron. It works in Quartz scheduler, Spring, and some cloud platforms. For standard crontab, run on days 28-31 and check if today is the last day.
Understanding the Expression
The cron expression 0 0 L * * breaks down as follows:
| Field | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Minute | 0 | At minute 0 |
| Hour | 0 | At midnight (00:00) |
| Day of month | L | Last day of the month |
| Month | * | Every month |
| Day of week | * | Every day of the week |
Example Usage
Basic crontab entry
0 0 L * * /path/to/your/script.shWith output logging
0 0 L * * /path/to/script.sh >> /var/log/script.log 2>&1With monitoring
0 0 L * * /path/to/script.sh && curl -fsS https://cronsignal.io/ping/YOUR_CHECK_IDCommon Use Cases for Last Day of Month
- Monthly reports: Generate end-of-month financial reports
- Billing operations: Process invoices and subscriptions
- Compliance tasks: Run monthly security and audit reports
- Data archival: Archive old data to long-term storage
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