| NICE(1) | User Commands | NICE(1) |
nice - run a command at low priority
nice [-n number] utility [argument ...]
nice [-number] utility [argument ...]
The nice command executes utility with low scheduling priority. If the number argument is present, the priority is incremented (higher numbers mean lower priority) by that amount up to a limit of 19. The default number is 10.
An user with appropriate privileges may run commands with priority higher than normal by using a negative priority, e. g. `--10'.
The -n number syntax was introduced by POSIX.2.
priocntl(1), sh(1), nice(2), execvp(3)
| 12/6/04 | Heirloom Toolchest |