---
title: "View Cron Jobs"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/server-administration/linux/view-cron-jobs/"
description: "This tutorial will take you through the commands to list, or display your configured Cron Jobs, both for root and for your users."
vertical: "Hosting"
date: "2024-03-04"
last_modified: "2026-07-27"
---

# View Cron Jobs

Cron is a software utility which uses a time-based job scheduler in Linux operating systems.   
Use Cron to schedule jobs to:

- Run scripts at fixed times, dates, or intervals.
- Automate system maintenance or administration.
- Download or sync files between different sources at regular intervals.

This tutorial will take you through the commands to list, or display your configured Cron Jobs, both for root and for your users. To learn how to set up Cron jobs, see our article [Automating Server Scripts with Cron](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/server-administration/linux/automating-server-scripts-with-cron/).

## Root’s Cron Jobs

```
crontab -1
```

## A User’s Cron Jobs

```
crontab -u $USERNAME -1
```

Example with user *testuser:*

```
crontab -u testuser -1
```

## Hourly Cron Jobs

First view all the hourly cron jobs,

```
ls -la /etc/cron.hourly/
```

Then view a specific hourly cron job,

```
less /etc/cron.hourly/filename
```

Example with file name *0anacron*:

```
less /etc/cron.hourly/0anacron
```

## Daily Cron Jobs

First, view all the daily cron jobs,

```
ls -la /etc/cron.daily/
```

Then view a specific daily cron job,

```
less /etc/cron.daily/filename
```

Example with the file name *logrotate*:

```
less /etc/cron.daily/logrotate
```

## Monthly Cron Jobs

First view all the monthly cron jobs,

```
ls -la /etc/cron.monthly/
```

Then view a specific monthly cronjob,

```
less /etc/cron.monthly/filename
```

Example with filename *readahead-monthly.cron*:

```
less /etc/cron.monthly/readahead-monthly.cron
```

## /etc/crontab

The crontab is the file Linux uses to define, configure and schedule cron jobs.

```
less /etc/crontab
```

## Example result

```
SHELL=/bin/bash

PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

MAILTO=root

HOME=/

#For details see man 4 crontabs

#Example of job definition:

#.------minute(0-59)

#|.----hour(0-23)

#||.----day of month(1-31)

#|||.---month(1-12) OR jan,feb,mar,apr...

#||||.--day of week(0-6)(Sunday=0 or 7) OR sun,mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat

#|||||

#*****user-name command to be executed
```