Cron Expression for running job every 4 hours starting at 4pm . But should not run between 12am to 7am of the day

Question

I am trying to create a Cron Expression for running job every 4 hours starting at 4pm, but should not run between 12am to 7am of the day. So far I tried to do this but it does not work.

0 0 16/4 ? 0-2,7-23 * * *

Answer 1

This could be your cron expression.

0 0 16/4,20,8,12 ? * * *

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