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NNAAMMEE
       nice - run a program with modified scheduling priority

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       nniiccee [_O_P_T_I_O_N] [_C_O_M_M_A_N_D
       [_A_R_G]...]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       Run  COMMAND  with an adjusted niceness, which affects
       process schedul‐ ing.  With no COMMAND, print the
       current  niceness.   Nicenesses  range from --2200
       (most favorable scheduling) to 19 (least favorable).

       --nn, ----aaddjjuussttmmeenntt=_N
              add integer N to the niceness (default 10)

       ----hheellpp display this help and exit

       ----vveerrssiioonn
              output version information and exit

       NOTE: your shell may have its own version of nice,
       which usually super‐ sedes the version described here.
       Please refer to your  shell's  docu‐ mentation for
       details about the options it supports.

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Written by David MacKenzie.

RREEPPOORRTTIINNGG BBUUGGSS
       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTT
       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.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       nice(2)

       The full documentation for nniiccee is maintained
       as a Texinfo manual.   If the  iinnffoo  and
       nniiccee  programs are properly installed at your
       site, the command

              iinnffoo nniiccee

       should give you access to the complete manual.



nice 6.7                         December 2006
NICE(1)
