nice(1)                             CLIX                             nice(1)



  NAME

    nice - Runs a command at low priority

  SYNOPSIS

    nice [-increment] command [argument ... ]

  DESCRIPTION

    The nice command executes a specified command with a lower CPU scheduling
    priority.  If the increment argument (in the range 1-19) is given,
    increment is used; if not, an increment of 10 is assumed.

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

  EXAMPLES

    nice -14 find / -print > /tmp/filelist


  DIAGNOSTICS

    The nice command returns the exit status of the subject command.

  NOTES

    An increment larger than 19 is equivalent to 19.

  EXIT VALUES

    The nice command exits with a value of 2 if an error occurs.  If
    successful, this command does not exit but instead executes another
    program.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Commands: nohup(1)

    Functions: nice(2)













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