nice(1)                                                   nice(1)



     NAME
          nice - run a command at low priority

     SYNOPSIS
          nice [-increment] command [arguments]

     DESCRIPTION
          nice executes command with a lower CPU scheduling priority.
          If the increment argument (in the range 1-19) is given, it
          is used; if not, an increment of 10 is assumed.  The nice
          command built into the C shell is different from /bin/nice,
          which can be used by any shell.

          The superuser may run commands with priority higher than
          normal by using a negative increment, e.g., --10.

     EXAMPLES
          For the Bourne shell (sh) or Korn shell (ksh):

               nice -10 date

          would cause the program date to be processed at a priority
          lower than normal (0), i.e., at +10.  In the C shell (csh),
          the same is achieved by typing in

             nice +10 date


     FILES
          /bin/nice

     SEE ALSO
          csh(1), ksh(1), nohup(1), sh(1), nice(2).

     DIAGNOSTICS
          nice returns the exit status of the subject command.

     BUGS
          An increment larger than 19 is equivalent to 19.
















     April, 1990                                                     1