How to schedule a cron job every five minutes?

To schedule a cron job at every five minutes, use the following syntax:

 */5  *  *  *  * 	user-name 	/path/to/command
# |   |  |  |  |
# |   |  |  |  .---- Every day of the week
# |   |  |  .------- Every month
# |   |  .---------- Every day
# |   .------------- Every hour (* = any value)
# .----------------- Every five minutes (/ = step values)