Cron expression → English
Decodes a cron expression into "Every X at Y" plain English with the next 5 run times.
Saves you from cronjob misfires at 03:00 on the wrong day.
The prompt
Copy this into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any assistant you already use — then paste your own cron expression underneath it.
Explain the given cron expression in plain English. Output: **Summary**: "<frequency> at <time>" in one sentence. **Field breakdown**: each of the 5 fields (or 6 with seconds) labelled. **Next 5 fire times** (assume UTC today at 09:00). **Warnings**: edge cases like "no Feb 30" or "DST shifts". Rules: - Use 24-hour times. - If the cron is invalid, say which field is wrong.
Example input
0 0 9 ? * MON-FRI
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