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Craig: /* Examples */

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Examples

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	\|style="white-space:nowrap"\|<code>0 16 SUN~5,W~10 * *</code>		\|style="white-space:nowrap"\|<code>0 16 SUN~5,W~10 * *</code>
	\|At 12:00PM on the Sunday closest to the 5th, the weekday closest to the 10th		\|At 4:00PM on the Sunday closest to the 5th, the weekday closest to the 10th
	\|}		\|}

Craig: /* Examples */

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Examples

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	\|style="white-space:nowrap"\|<code>0 12 W≥1,W≥15 * *</code>		\|style="white-space:nowrap"\|<code>0 12 W≥1,W≥15 * *</code>
	\|At 12:00PM on the weekday on or after the 1st, the weekday on or after the 15th		\|At 12:00PM on the weekday on or after the 1st, the weekday on or after the 15th
			\|-
			\|style="white-space:nowrap"\|<code>0 16 SUN~5,W~10 * *</code>
			\|At 12:00PM on the Sunday closest to the 5th, the weekday closest to the 10th
	\|}		\|}


	= Shortcut Expressions =		= Shortcut Expressions =

Craig: /* Special Character Usage */

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Special Character Usage

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	\| Greater Than Or Equal To (≥) \|\| <code>0 0 MON≥5 * * *</code><br/>(midnight on the first Monday on or after the 5th) \|\| The greater than or equal to character is allowed for the day-of-month field, must be preceded by a W or Day of Week expression (SUN-SAT) and followed by a day of month ordinal. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the first Monday on or after the 5th" or "the first weekday on or after the 22nd". '''As of Obsidian 6.2.0.'''		\| Greater Than Or Equal To (≥) \|\| <code>0 0 MON≥5 * * *</code><br/>(midnight on the first Monday on or after the 5th) \|\| The greater than or equal to character is allowed for the day-of-month field, must be preceded by a W or Day of Week expression (SUN-SAT) and followed by a day of month ordinal. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the first Monday on or after the 5th" or "the first weekday on or after the 22nd". '''As of Obsidian 6.2.0.'''
	\|-		\|-
	\| Closest to (~) \|\| <code>0 0 ~~MON~~~5 * * *</code><br/>(midnight on the ~~Monday~~ closest to the 5th) \|\| The tilde is allowed for the day-of-month field, must be preceded by a W or Day of Week expression (SUN-SAT) and followed by a day of month ordinal. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the ~~Monday~~ closest to the ~~5th~~" or "the weekday closest to the ~~22nd~~". '''As of Obsidian 6.3.0.'''		\| Closest to (~) \|\| <code>0 0 THU~5 * * *</code><br/>(midnight on the Thursday closest to the 5th) \|\| The tilde is allowed for the day-of-month field, must be preceded by a W or Day of Week expression (SUN-SAT) and followed by a day of month ordinal. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the Sunday closest to the 8th" or "the weekday closest to the 14th". '''As of Obsidian 6.3.0.'''
	\|}		\|}

Craig at 16:50, 1 July 2025

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	\| Greater Than Or Equal To (≥) \|\| <code>0 0 MON≥5 * * *</code><br/>(midnight on the first Monday on or after the 5th) \|\| The greater than or equal to character is allowed for the day-of-month field, must be preceded by a W or Day of Week expression (SUN-SAT) and followed by a day of month ordinal. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the first Monday on or after the 5th" or "the first weekday on or after the 22nd". '''As of Obsidian 6.2.0.'''		\| Greater Than Or Equal To (≥) \|\| <code>0 0 MON≥5 * * *</code><br/>(midnight on the first Monday on or after the 5th) \|\| The greater than or equal to character is allowed for the day-of-month field, must be preceded by a W or Day of Week expression (SUN-SAT) and followed by a day of month ordinal. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the first Monday on or after the 5th" or "the first weekday on or after the 22nd". '''As of Obsidian 6.2.0.'''
	\|~		\|-
	\| Closest to (~) \|\| <code>0 0 MON~5 * * *</code><br/>(midnight on the Monday closest to the 5th) \|\| The tilde is allowed for the day-of-month field, must be preceded by a W or Day of Week expression (SUN-SAT) and followed by a day of month ordinal. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the Monday closest to the 5th" or "the weekday closest to the 22nd". '''As of Obsidian 6.3.0.'''		\| Closest to (~) \|\| <code>0 0 MON~5 * * *</code><br/>(midnight on the Monday closest to the 5th) \|\| The tilde is allowed for the day-of-month field, must be preceded by a W or Day of Week expression (SUN-SAT) and followed by a day of month ordinal. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the Monday closest to the 5th" or "the weekday closest to the 22nd". '''As of Obsidian 6.3.0.'''
	\|}		\|}

Craig at 16:50, 1 July 2025

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	\| Hour \|\| 0-23 \|\| * / , - \|\| Yes		\| Hour \|\| 0-23 \|\| * / , - \|\| Yes
	\|-		\|-
	\| Day of Month \|\| 1-31 \|\| * / , - L W LW < > ≥ ≤ SUN-SAT \|\| Yes		\| Day of Month \|\| 1-31 \|\| * / , - L W LW < > ≥ ≤ ~ SUN-SAT \|\| Yes
	\|-		\|-
	\| Month \|\| 1-12 or JAN-DEC \|\| * / , - \|\| Yes		\| Month \|\| 1-12 or JAN-DEC \|\| * / , - \|\| Yes
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	\| Greater Than Or Equal To (≥) \|\| <code>0 0 MON≥5 * * *</code><br/>(midnight on the first Monday on or after the 5th) \|\| The greater than or equal to character is allowed for the day-of-month field, must be preceded by a W or Day of Week expression (SUN-SAT) and followed by a day of month ordinal. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the first Monday on or after the 5th" or "the first weekday on or after the 22nd". '''As of Obsidian 6.2.0.'''		\| Greater Than Or Equal To (≥) \|\| <code>0 0 MON≥5 * * *</code><br/>(midnight on the first Monday on or after the 5th) \|\| The greater than or equal to character is allowed for the day-of-month field, must be preceded by a W or Day of Week expression (SUN-SAT) and followed by a day of month ordinal. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the first Monday on or after the 5th" or "the first weekday on or after the 22nd". '''As of Obsidian 6.2.0.'''
			\|~
			\| Closest to (~) \|\| <code>0 0 MON~5 * * *</code><br/>(midnight on the Monday closest to the 5th) \|\| The tilde is allowed for the day-of-month field, must be preceded by a W or Day of Week expression (SUN-SAT) and followed by a day of month ordinal. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the Monday closest to the 5th" or "the weekday closest to the 22nd". '''As of Obsidian 6.3.0.'''
	\|}		\|}

Craig at 00:26, 24 May 2025

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 | Greater Than Or Equal To (≥) || <code>0 0 MON≥5 * * *</code><br/>(midnight on the first Monday on or after the 5th) || The greater than or equal to character is allowed for the day-of-month field, must be preceded by a W or Day of Week expression (SUN-SAT) and followed by a day of month ordinal. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the first Monday on or after the 5th" or "the first weekday on or after the 22nd". '''As of Obsidian 6.2.0.'''
 |}
 = Shortcut Expressions =

Craig: /* Special Characters and Allowed Values */

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Special Characters and Allowed Values

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	\| Hour \|\| 0-23 \|\| * / , - \|\| Yes		\| Hour \|\| 0-23 \|\| * / , - \|\| Yes
	\|-		\|-
	\| Day of Month \|\| 1-31 \|\| * / , - L W LW < > ≥ ≤\|\| Yes		\| Day of Month \|\| 1-31 \|\| * / , - L W LW < > ≥ ≤ SUN-SAT \|\| Yes
	\|-		\|-
	\| Month \|\| 1-12 or JAN-DEC \|\| * / , - \|\| Yes		\| Month \|\| 1-12 or JAN-DEC \|\| * / , - \|\| Yes

Craig: /* Special Character Usage */

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Special Character Usage

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	\| L \|\| <code>0 0 * * 5L</code><br/>(midnight on last Friday of the month) \|\| "L" stands for last, and can be used in the day-of-week or day-of-month fields. For example, "5L" in the day-of-week field would mean the last Friday of a given month. In the day-of-month field, "L" is used alone to specify the last day of the month.		\| L \|\| <code>0 0 * * 5L</code><br/>(midnight on last Friday of the month) \|\| "L" stands for last, and can be used in the day-of-week or day-of-month fields. For example, "5L" in the day-of-week field would mean the last Friday of a given month. In the day-of-month field, "L" is used alone to specify the last day of the month.
	\|-		\|-
	\| W \|\| <code>0 0 15W * *</code><br/> (midnight on weekday closest to the 15th of the month) \|\| "W" is allowed for the day-of-month field. This is used to specify the weekday nearest the given ordinal. For example,specifying "15W" for the day-of-month field, the meaning is "the nearest weekday to the 15th of the month". If the 15th is a Saturday, the trigger will fire on Friday the 14th. If the 15th is a Sunday, the trigger will fire on Monday the 16th. If the 15th is a Tuesday, then it will fire on Tuesday the 15th. However if you specify "1W" as the value for day-of-month, and the 1st is a Saturday, the trigger will fire on Monday the 3rd, as it will not jump over the boundary of a month's days. The "W" character can only be specified when the day-of-month is a single day, not a range or list of days.		\| W \|\| <code>0 0 15W * *</code><br/> (midnight on weekday closest to the 15th of the month) \|\| "W" is allowed for the day-of-month field. This is used to specify the weekday nearest the given ordinal. For example,specifying "15W" for the day-of-month field, the meaning is "the nearest weekday to the 15th of the month". If the 15th is a Saturday, the trigger will fire on Friday the 14th. If the 15th is a Sunday, the trigger will fire on Monday the 16th. If the 15th is a Tuesday, then it will fire on Tuesday the 15th. However if you specify "1W" as the value for day-of-month, and the 1st is a Saturday, the trigger will fire on Monday the 3rd, as it will not jump over the boundary of a month's days. The "W" character can only be specified when the day-of-month is a single day, not a range or list of days, or in reference to a proximity expression ( ≥ ≤ < > )
	\|-		\|-
	\| LW \|\| <code>0 0 LW * *</code><br/> (midnight on weekday closest to the last day of the month) \|\| "LW" is allowed for the day-of-month field. This is used to specify the weekday nearest the last day of the month. The "LW" instruction can only be specified when it is the only day-of-month value. Cannot be combined with a day-of-week value.'''As of Obsidian 4.10.5'''		\| LW \|\| <code>0 0 LW * *</code><br/> (midnight on weekday closest to the last day of the month) \|\| "LW" is allowed for the day-of-month field. This is used to specify the weekday nearest the last day of the month. The "LW" instruction can only be specified when it is the only day-of-month value. Cannot be combined with a day-of-week value.'''As of Obsidian 4.10.5'''
	\|-		\|-
	\| Hash (#) \|\| <code>0 0 * * 5#2</code><br/>(midnight on 2nd Friday of month) \|\| The hash character is allowed for the day-of-week field, and must be followed by a number between one and five. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the second Friday" (5#2) of a given month.		\| Hash (#) \|\| <code>0 0 * * 5#2</code><br/>(midnight on 2nd Friday of month) \|\| The hash character is allowed for the day-of-week field, and must be followed by a number between one and five. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the second Friday" (5#2) of a given month.
			\|-
			\| Greater Than (>) \|\| <code>0 0 TUE>10 * * *</code><br/>(midnight on the first Tuesday after the 10th) \|\| The greater than character is allowed for the day-of-month field, must be preceded by a W or Day of Week expression (SUN-SAT) and followed by a day of month ordinal. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the first Tuesday after the 10th" or "the first weekday after the 20th". '''As of Obsidian 6.2.0.'''
			\|-
			\| Less Than (<) \|\| <code>0 0 SAT<15 * * *</code><br/>(midnight on the first Saturday before the 15th) \|\| The less than character is allowed for the day-of-month field, must be preceded by a W or Day of Week expression (SUN-SAT) and followed by a day of month ordinal. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the first Saturday before the 15th" or "the first weekday before the 5th". '''As of Obsidian 6.2.0.'''
			\|-
			\| Less Than Or Equal To (≤) \|\| <code>0 0 W≤20 * * *</code><br/>(midnight on the first weekday on or before the 20th) \|\| The less than or equal to character is allowed for the day-of-month field, must be preceded by a W or Day of Week expression (SUN-SAT) and followed by a day of month ordinal. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the first weekday on or before the 20th" or "the first Wednesday on or before the 9th". '''As of Obsidian 6.2.0.'''
			\|-
			\| Greater Than Or Equal To (≥) \|\| <code>0 0 MON≥5 * * *</code><br/>(midnight on the first Monday on or after the 5th) \|\| The greater than or equal to character is allowed for the day-of-month field, must be preceded by a W or Day of Week expression (SUN-SAT) and followed by a day of month ordinal. It allows you to specify constructs such as "the first Monday on or after the 5th" or "the first weekday on or after the 22nd". '''As of Obsidian 6.2.0.'''
	\|}		\|}

Craig: /* Special Characters and Allowed Values */

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Special Characters and Allowed Values

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	\| Hour \|\| 0-23 \|\| * / , - \|\| Yes		\| Hour \|\| 0-23 \|\| * / , - \|\| Yes
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	\| Day of Month \|\| 1-31 \|\| * / , - L W LW \|\| Yes		\| Day of Month \|\| 1-31 \|\| * / , - L W LW < > ≥ ≤\|\| Yes
	\|-		\|-
	\| Month \|\| 1-12 or JAN-DEC \|\| * / , - \|\| Yes		\| Month \|\| 1-12 or JAN-DEC \|\| * / , - \|\| Yes

Craig: /* Special Character Usage */

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Special Character Usage

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	\| Hyphen (-) \|\| <code>0-15 * * * *</code><br/>(run from 0th to 15th minute inclusive) \|\| Hyphens are used to define ranges. For example, 1-3 in the 4th field (month) would indicate January through March inclusive. This could also be written as JAN-MAR.		\| Hyphen (-) \|\| <code>0-15 * * * *</code><br/>(run from 0th to 15th minute inclusive) \|\| Hyphens are used to define ranges. For example, 1-3 in the 4th field (month) would indicate January through March inclusive. This could also be written as JAN-MAR.
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	\| Hyphen (-) with forward slash (/) \|\| <code>0 8-20/3 * * * *</code><br/>(~~Every~~ 3rd hour from 8AM and 10PM) \|\| Forward slashes are used to describe increments. The hyphen provides the boundaries for the increments. For example, 1-15/3 would be the equivalent of 1,4,7,10,13.		\| Hyphen (-) with forward slash (/) \|\| <code>0 8-20/3 * * * *</code><br/>(every 3rd hour from 8AM and 10PM) \|\| Forward slashes are used to describe increments. The hyphen provides the boundaries for the increments. For example, 1-15/3 would be the equivalent of 1,4,7,10,13.
	\|-		\|-
	\| L \|\| <code>0 0 * * 5L</code><br/>(midnight on last Friday of the month) \|\| "L" stands for last, and can be used in the day-of-week or day-of-month fields. For example, "5L" in the day-of-week field would mean the last Friday of a given month. In the day-of-month field, "L" is used alone to specify the last day of the month.		\| L \|\| <code>0 0 * * 5L</code><br/>(midnight on last Friday of the month) \|\| "L" stands for last, and can be used in the day-of-week or day-of-month fields. For example, "5L" in the day-of-week field would mean the last Friday of a given month. In the day-of-month field, "L" is used alone to specify the last day of the month.