SYNOPSIS

       nice [-n number] utility [argument ...]

       nice [-number] utility [argument ...]

DESCRIPTION

       The nice command executes utility with low scheduling priority.  If the
       number argument is present, the priority is incremented (higher numbers
       mean  lower  priority) by that amount up to a limit of 19.  The default
       number is 10.

       An user with appropriate privileges  may  run  commands  with  priority
       higher than normal by using a negative priority, e. g. `--10'.

       The -n number syntax was introduced by POSIX.2.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       PATH   Used to locate utility.

SEE ALSO

       priocntl(1), sh(1), nice(2), execvp(3)



Heirloom Toolchest                  12/6/04                            NICE(1)