What Does 0 0 1 * * Mean?

Explanation

Runs on the first day of each month at midnight.

Field Breakdown

Field	Value	Meaning
Minute (0-59)	0	At minute 0
Hour (0-23)	0	At midnight (00:00)
Day of month (1-31)	1	On day 1 of the month
Month (1-12)	*	Every month
Day of week (0-6)	*	Every day of the week

Common Use

0 0 1 * * /path/to/your/script.sh

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