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33.\" $FreeBSD: head/usr.bin/nice/nice.1 51090 1999-09-08 15:40:46Z sheldonh $ |
34.\" 35.Dd June 6, 1993 36.Dt NICE 1 37.Os BSD 4 38.Sh NAME 39.Nm nice 40.Nd execute a command at a low scheduling priority 41.Sh SYNOPSIS --- 26 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 68current process priority can only requested by the 69super-user. 70Negative numbers are expressed as 71.Fl - Ns Ar number . 72.Pp 73The returned exit status is the exit value from the 74command executed by 75.Nm nice . |
76.Pp 77Some shells may provide a builtin 78.Nm 79command which is similar or identical to this utility. Consult 80the 81.Xr builtin 1 82manual page. |
83.Sh EXAMPLES 84.Pp 85$ nice -5 date 86.Pp 87Execute command 88.Sq date 89at priority 5 assuming the priority of the 90shell is 0. 91.Pp 92# nice -16 nice --35 date 93.Pp 94Execute command 95.Sq date 96at priority -19 assuming the priority of the 97shell is 0 and you are the super-user. 98.Sh SEE ALSO |
99.Xr builtin 1 , |
100.Xr csh 1 , 101.Xr idprio 1 , 102.Xr rtprio 1 , 103.Xr getpriority 2 , 104.Xr setpriority 2 , 105.Xr renice 8 106.Sh HISTORY 107A 108.Nm 109command appeared in 110.At v6 . |