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NICE(1)			    General Commands Manual		       NICE(1)

NAME
       nice -- execute a command at a low scheduling priority

SYNOPSIS
       nice [-number] command [arguments]

DESCRIPTION
       Nice  runs  command  at	a  low priority.  (Think of low	and slow).  If
       -number is not given, nice assumes the value 10.	  The  priority	 is  a
       value  in  the range -20	to 20.	The default priority is	0, priority 20
       is the lowest possible.	Nice will execute command at  priority	number
       relative	 to  the priority of nice.  Higher priorities than the current
       process priority	can only requested by the super-user.	Negative  num-
       bers are	expressed as --number.

       The returned exit status	is the exit value from the command executed by
       nice.

       Some  shells  may  provide  a  builtin nice command which is similar or
       identical to this utility.  Consult the builtin(1) manual page.

EXAMPLES
       $ nice -5 date

       Execute command `date' at priority 5 assuming the priority of the shell
       is 0.

       # nice -16 nice --35 date

       Execute command `date' at priority -19 assuming	the  priority  of  the
       shell is	0 and you are the super-user.

SEE ALSO
       builtin(1),     csh(1),	   idprio(1),	 rtprio(1),    getpriority(2),
       setpriority(2), renice(8)

HISTORY
       A nice command appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.

GNU				 June 6, 1993			       NICE(1)

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