Question: Currently my cron job is scheduled to every 5 minutes.

```
*/5 * * * * curl http://localhost/aa_portal/refresh_id.php

```

currently this schedule is running every 5 minutes 

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> Example : 12.00AM, 12.05AM, 12.10AM, ....
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I need to run this Job every 5 minutes by 2 min gap

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> Example : 12.02AM, 12.07AM, 12.12AM, ....
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Can I change this cron job command to full fill this requirement

Answer: 
Following the KISS principle you could just list the minutes
2,7,12,17,22,27,32,37,42,47,52,57

Example:

```
2,7,12,17,22,27,32,37,42,47,52,57 * * * * curl http://localhost/aa_portal/refresh_id.php

```
0 2-59/5 \* \* \* ? this worked for me, but it's java