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nice - Unix, Linux Command
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NAME
nice - run a program with modified scheduling priority
SYNOPSIS
nice [OPTION] [COMMAND [ARG]...]
DESCRIPTION
Run COMMAND with an adjusted niceness, which affects process scheduling.
With no COMMAND, print the current niceness. Nicenesses range from
-20 (most favorable scheduling) to 19 (least favorable).
| Tag | Description |
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-n, --adjustment=N
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add integer N to the niceness (default 10)
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--help
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display this help and exit
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--version
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output version information and exit
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NOTE: your shell may have its own version of nice, which usually supersedes
the version described here. Please refer to your shell’s documentation
for details about the options it supports.
AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
nice is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
info and
nice programs are properly installed at your site, the command
should give you access to the complete manual.
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