NICE(1)								       NICE(1)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     nice - run	a command at low priority

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     nice [ -n increment | -increment ]	command	[ arguments ]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     nice executes command with	a lower	CPU scheduling priority.

     If	the increment argument (in the range 1-20) is given, it	is used; if
     not, an increment of 10 is	assumed.

     The invoking process (generally the user's	shell) must be in the timesharing
 scheduling	class.

     The super-user may	run commands with priority higher than normal by using
     a negative	increment, e.g., --10.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     csh(1), nohup(1), nice(2)

DIAGNOSTICS    [Toc]    [Back]

     nice returns the exit status of the subject command.

NOTES    [Toc]    [Back]

     cs
 has a	builtin	nice command which has
     different syntax and semantics than nice(1).


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