If we define a cron job with * * * * * /some/task/to/perform, how many times the job will executed in 60 seconds?
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Did you read the [man page](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/cron.8.html)? Cause your answer is right there.. – GregL Mar 04 '16 at 18:50
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I am new in linux world and man pages are hard for me to understand. And I asked this question because I was not able to find satisfiable answer anywhere. – Kashyap Kansara Mar 04 '16 at 18:52
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The provided duplicate question has no answer that clarifies how many times a cron job run in 60 seconds for all *. – Kashyap Kansara Mar 04 '16 at 18:59
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@KashyapKansara Sure it does. "Every minute of every day of every week of every month, that command runs." Every minute means your command will be run once every 60 seconds. – ceejayoz Mar 04 '16 at 20:47
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The cron job runs every minute.
Unix cron is limited to minutes. If you want faster cronjob execution see How can I schedule a cron job that runs every 10 seconds in linux?
