<span style="font-family:courier">'''@reboot''' Run once, at startup. None<br>'''@yearly''' Run once a year (replaces: 0 0 1 1 *'''@annually''' (same as @yearly) 0 0 1 1 *<br>'''@monthly''' Run once a month (replaces: 0 0 1 * *)<br>'''@weekly''' Run once a week (replaces: 0 0 * * 0)<br>'''@daily''' Run once a day (replaces: 0 0 * * *)<br>'''@midnighthourly''' Run once an hour (same as @daily) 0 replaces: 0 * * **)<br></span> ==Examples for crontab entries== Here are some examples of crontab entries for automating backup:  '''@hourlyreboot rsync -avz 192.168.10.158:/etc /backup/vm1/''' # Remotely backup changes to /etc/ files in vm1 ''' Run once an hour 0 2 * * * * rsync -avz 192.168.10.158:/etc /backup/vm1/''' # Backup at 2:00 am everyday