7.0;ppri (process priority), revision 7.0, 83/08/19
PPRI (PROCESS_PRIORITY) -- Set or display process priority.
usage: PPRI [process_name...] [-LOw <n>] [-HIgh <n>] {CL}
FORMAT
PPRI [process_name...] [options]
The priority of a process is an integer ranging from 1 (low) to 16 (high).
When AEGIS decides which process to run next, it chooses the process
that currently has the highest priority. As a process executes, its
priority increases as it waits for events (such as keyboard input)
and decreases as it computes for long periods without waiting. The
priority, however, is bounded by two numbers that represent the lowest
and highest assignable to that process. The default bounds are 1 and 16.
The PPRI command lets you change these bounds to any other numbers in the
range of 1 to 16.
ARGUMENTS
process_name...
(optional) Specify name of process whose priority is to be set
or displayed. Multiple names and wildcarding are
permitted.
Default if omitted: use current process
OPTIONS
If no options are specified, the current priority bounds are displayed.
-LO n Set priority lower boundary. 'n' must be in the range
1 - 16 inclusive. If this option is omitted, the lower
boundary is set to 1.
-HI n Set priority upper boundary. 'n' must be in the range
1 - 16 inclusive. If this option is omitted, the upper
boundary is set to 16.
PPRI uses the command line parser, and so also accepts the standard command
options listed in HELP CL.
EXAMPLES
1. $ ppri Display defaults for current process
minimum_priority = 1, maximum priority = 16
2. $ ppri process_7 -lo 1 -hi 4 Restrict process_7 to low priorities
3. $ ppri -lo 12 -hi 12 Current process will always have priority 12