documenting crontab configuration in readme.md

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###### crontab setup:
sudo crontab -e
select your desired text editor
then add this below line at the end of the crontab file
0 0 * * SUN /usr/bin/sudo /home/arul/back-up-script/backup-server
###### Explaination:
* * * * *
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ └── Day of the week (0 - 6) (Sunday = 0)
│ │ │ └──── Month (1 - 12)
│ │ └────── Day of the month (1 - 31)
│ └─────── Hour (0 - 23)
└───────── Minute (0 - 59)
0 0 * * SUN:
0 minute: The job runs at the 0th minute (on the hour).
0 hour: The job runs at midnight (00:00).
* day of the month: This means it can run on any day of the month (not restricted).
* month: This means it can run in any month.
SUN: The job runs only on Sundays (which are represented by 0 or SUN in cron).