_O_n_l_i_n_e _M_a_n_u_a_l             User Commands                   nice(1)



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     nice - run a command at low priority (_s_h only)

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     nnnniiiicccceeee [ ----_n_u_m_b_e_r ] command [ arguments ]

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     _n_i_c_e executes _c_o_m_m_a_n_d with low scheduling priority.  If the
     _n_u_m_b_e_r argument is present, the priority is incremented
     (higher numbers mean lower priorities) by that amount up to
     a limit of 20.  The default _n_u_m_b_e_r is 10.

     The super-user may run commands with priority higher than
     normal by using a negative priority, e.g. `--10'.

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     User Commands (1):  csh
     System Calls (2):  nice
     System Manager Commands (8):  renice

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     _n_i_c_e returns the exit status of the subject command.

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     _n_i_c_e is built into _c_s_h(1) with a slightly different syntax
     than described here.  The form ``nice +10'' nices to posi-
     tive nice, and ``nice -10'' can be used by the super-user to
     give a process more of the processor.

December 1990                                 TX User's Reference