Linux / Unix Command: nice

Command Library

NAME

nice - run a program with modified scheduling priority  

SYNOPSIS

nice [OPTION] [COMMAND [ARG]...]  

DESCRIPTION

Run COMMAND with an adjusted scheduling priority. With no COMMAND, print the current scheduling priority. ADJUST is 10 by default. Range goes from -20 (highest priority) to 19 (lowest).

-n, --adjustment=ADJUST

increment priority by ADJUST first

--help

display this help and exit

--version

output version information and exit

 

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for nice is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and nice programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info nice

should give you access to the complete manual.

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