NICE(1) COMMAND REFERENCE NICE(1)
NAME
nice - run a command at low priority (sh only)
SYNOPSIS
nice [ -number ] command [ arguments ]
DESCRIPTION
Nice executes command with low scheduling priority. If the
number argument is present, the priority is incremented
(higher numbers mean lower priorities) by that amount up to
a limit of 20. The default number is 10. The normal
priority for most processes is 0.
The super-user may run commands with priority higher than
normal by using a negative priority, e.g. `--10'.
Processes that have been niced are marked specially in ps(1)
listings.
OPTIONS
-number The priority is incremented (higher numbers mean
lower priorities) by number up to a limit of 20.
The default number is 10.
EXAMPLES
The following example runs the command date(1) at the
current priority plus 12.
nice -12 date
RETURN VALUE
Nice returns the exit status of the executed command or one
of the following.
[USAGE] Incorrect command line syntax. Execution
terminated.
[P_ERR] A system error occurred. Execution
terminated. See intro(2) for more
information on system errors.
SEE ALSO
date(1), ps(1), renice(1), getpriority(2), and
setpriority(2).
Printed 4/6/89 1
%%index%%
na:240,102;
sy:342,228;
de:570,706;
op:1276,288;
ex:1564,215;
rv:1779,519;
se:2298,238;
%%index%%000000000121