NAME

nice − run a command at low priority

SYNOPSIS

nice [ −number ] command [ arguments ]

DESCRIPTION

Nice executes command with low scheduling priority.  If a numerical argument is given, that priority (in the range 1-20) is used; if not, priority 4 is used.  The super-user may run commands with priority higher than normal by using a negative priority, e.g. ‘−−10’.

SEE ALSO

nohup (I), nice (II)

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