NICE(1)             RISC/os Reference Manual              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 super-user may run commands with priority higher than
     normal by using a negative increment, e.g., --10.

SEE ALSO
     nohup(1), priocntl(1).
     nice(2) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.

DIAGNOSTICS
     nice returns the exit status of command.

NOTES
     An increment larger than 19 is equivalent to 19.

























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