.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