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.
             The priocntl command is a more general interface to scheduler
             functions.

             The invoking process (generally the user's shell) must be in
             the time-sharing scheduling class.  The command is executed in
             the time-sharing class.

             If the increment argument (in the range 1-19) is given, it is
             used; if not, an increment of 10 is assumed.

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

       RETURN VALUES
             nice returns the exit status of command.

       REFERENCES
             nice(2), nohup(1), priocntl(1)

       NOTICES
             An increment larger than 19 is equivalent to 19.


















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