###### 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).