Cron Job daily schedule

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I need a cron job. It should run be every day on Monday till Thursday, starting at 16:30, executing every 5 minutes till 03:30 AM next day. On Friday it will start at 16:30 executing every 5 minutes till Monday 03:30 AM. Thank you very much!

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When exactly do you want to start? Midnight or 23:05? ANd are you sure the export will end in 5 minutes? – Romeo Ninov
I want it to start at 23:05 every weekday, run every 5 minutes until next day at 11:00AM. – Daniel
Do you want to run at 23:05 on Sunday for Monday run? – Romeo Ninov

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Based on your comment you need two records like this:

This cover:

Need to run every weekday from Monday till Thursday, starting at 23:05, exporting every 5 minutes till 11:00 AM next day

5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 23 * * 1-4 command
*/5 0-11 * * 2-5 command

This cover:

On Friday start to run at 23:05 until Monday 11:00 AM

5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 23 * * 5 command

*/5 * * * 6,7 command
*/5 0-11 * * 1 command

And when we optimize the cron records we will get something like:

*/5 0-11 * * 1-5 command
5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 23 * * 1-5 command
*/5 * * * 6,7 command

EDIT1: As per question change you need:

Monday till Thursday, starting at 16:30, executing every 5 minutes till 03:30 AM next day

30,35,40,45,50,55 16 * * 1,2,3,4 command
*/5 17,18,19,20,21,22,23 * *  1,2,3,4,5 command
*/5 0,1,2 * * 2,3,4,5 command
0,5,10,15,20,25 3 * * 2,3,4,5 command

On Friday it will start at 16:30 executing every 5 minutes till Monday 03:30 AM

30,35,40,45,50,55 16 * * 5 command
*/5 * * * 6,7 command
*/5 0,1,2 * * 1 command
0,5,10,15,20,25 3 * * 1 command

And to "optimize" the cron records

30,35,40,45,50,55 16 * * 1-5 command
*/5 0,1,2 * * 1,2,3,4,5 command
0,5,10,15,20,25 3 * * 1,2,3,4,5 command
*/5 17,18,19,20,21,22,23 * *  1,2,3,4,5 command
*/5 * * * 6,7 command