RENICE(8)               GENIX Programmer's Manual               RENICE(8)



      NAME
           renice - alter priority of running process by changing nice

      SYNOPSIS
           /etc/renice pid [ priority ]

      DESCRIPTION
           Renice can be used by the super-user to alter the priority of a run-
           ning  process.   By  default,  the  nice of the process is made "19"
           which means that it will run only when nothing else  in  the  system
           wants to.  This can be used to nail long running processes which are
           interfering with interactive work.

           Renice can be given a second argument to choose a  nice  other  than
           the  default.   Negative  nices  can  be used to make things go very
           fast.

      FILES
           /uniximage
           /dev/kmem

      SEE ALSO
           nice(1)

      BUGS
           If you make the nice very  negative,  then  the  process  cannot  be
           interrupted.   To regain control you must put the nice back (e.g. to
           0.)



























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