⏰ Cron Generator CLI

Interactive cron expression generator and explainer right in your terminal. Build crontab schedules with guided questions, explain existing expressions, browse common presets.

Quick Start

npx cron-generator-cli

Explain an expression directly:

npx cron-generator-cli '*/5 * * * *'

Features

• 🎯 Guided Builder — answer simple questions, get the cron expression
• 🔧 Manual Builder — enter each field with validation
• 📖 Expression Explainer — paste any cron expression, get human-readable explanation
• 📋 20 Common Presets — daily, weekly, monthly, and more
• 📚 Syntax Reference — complete cron field documentation
• ⚡ Direct mode — explain expressions from the command line
• 📋 Copy-paste crontab — generates ready-to-use crontab entries
• 🚀 Zero dependencies

Usage

Interactive Mode

$ npx cron-generator-cli
  [1] Guided Builder
  [2] Manual Builder
  [3] Explain Expression
  [4] Common Presets
  [5] Syntax Reference

Direct Mode

npx cron-generator-cli '0 2 * * *'
# Output: At minute 0, at hour 2 → Daily at 2:00 AM

Short Alias

npm i -g cron-generator-cli
crongen

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License

MIT — dargslan.com