NICE(1) — Kubota Pacfic Computer Inc. (User Environment Utilities)
NAME
nice − run a command at low priority
SYNOPSIS
nice [ −increment ] command [ arguments ]
DESCRIPTION
nice executes command with a lower CPU scheduling priority. If the increment argument (in the range 1-19) is given, it is used; if not, an increment of 10 is assumed.
The super-user may run commands with priority higher than normal by using a negative increment, e.g., −−10.
SEE ALSO
DIAGNOSTICS
nice returns the exit status of the subject command.
BUGS
An increment larger than 19 is equivalent to 19.
September 02, 1992