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- .th NICE I 2/8/75
- .sh NAME
- nice \*- run a command at low priority
- .sh SYNOPSIS
- .bd nice
- [
- \fB\-\fInumber\fR
- ]
- command [ arguments ]
- .sh DESCRIPTION
- .it Nice
- executes
- .it command
- with low scheduling priority.
- If a numerical argument is given, that priority
- (in the range 1-20) is used;
- if not, priority 4 is used.
- .s3
- The super-user may run commands with
- priority higher than normal
- by using a negative priority,
- e.g. `\-\-10'.
- .sh "SEE ALSO"
- nohup (I), nice (II)
- .sh BUGS
-