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# Fire a pipeline on a schedule or on demand

:::note
This tutorial is a stub. The mechanisms it covers are documented today under [Schedule triggers](/triggers/schedule) and [Manual triggers](/triggers/manual).
:::

A pipeline runs automatically on a `schedule:` cron expression, and any pipeline runs on demand whether or not it declares one. To fire a scheduled pipeline immediately, outside its cron, use `bento trigger schedule <name>`. To fire any pipeline, use `bento trigger fire <name>`.

For each mechanism, read:

* [Schedule triggers](/triggers/schedule) — the 5-field cron format and repo checkout.
* [Manual triggers](/triggers/manual) — on-demand firing and typed inputs.
* [CLI / Triggers](/cli/triggers) — `bento trigger fire` and `bento trigger schedule`.
