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version 1.4, 1998/09/27 16:57:48 version 1.5, 1999/06/05 01:21:35
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 .\"  .\"
 .Dd June 6, 1993  .Dd June 6, 1993
 .Dt NICE 1  .Dt NICE 1
 .Os  .Os
 .Sh NAME  .Sh NAME
 .Nm nice  .Nm nice
 .Nd execute a utility with an altered scheduling priority  .Nd execute a utility with an altered scheduling priority
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 .Ar utility  .Ar utility
 .Op Ar argument ...  .Op Ar argument ...
 .Sh DESCRIPTION  .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm nice  .Nm
 runs  runs
 .Ar utility  .Ar utility
 at an altered scheduling priority.  at an altered scheduling priority.
 If an  If an
 .Ar increment  .Ar increment
 is given, it is used; otherwise  is given, it is used; otherwise
 an increment of 10 is assumed.  an increment of 10 is assumed.
 The super-user can run utilities with priorities higher than normal by using  The super-user can run utilities with priorities higher than normal by using
 a negative  a negative
 .Ar increment .  .Ar increment .
 The priority can be adjusted over a  The priority can be adjusted over a
 range of -20 (the highest) to 20 (the lowest).  range of \-20 (the highest) to 20 (the lowest).
 .Pp  .Pp
 Available options:  Available options:
 .Bl -tag -width indent  .Bl -tag -width indent
 .It Fl n Ar increment  .It Fl n Ar increment
 A positive or negative decimal integer used to modify the system scheduling  A positive or negative decimal integer used to modify the system scheduling
 priority of  priority of
 .Ar utility .  .Ar utility .
 .El  .El
 .Sh DIAGNOSTICS  .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
 The  The
 .Nm nice  .Nm
 utility shall exit with one of the following values:  utility shall exit with one of the following values:
 .Bl -tag -width indent  .Bl -tag -width indent
 .It 1-125  .It 1\-125
 An error occurred in the  An error occurred in the
 .Nm nice  .Nm
 utility.  utility.
 .It 126  .It 126
 The  The
 .Ar utility  .Ar utility
 was found but could not be invoked.  was found but could not be invoked.
 .It 127  .It 127
 The  The
 .Ar utility  .Ar utility
 could not be found.  could not be found.
 .El  .El
 .Pp  .Pp
 Otherwise, the exit status of  Otherwise, the exit status of
 .Nm nice  .Nm
 shall be that of  shall be that of
 .Ar utility .  .Ar utility .
 .Sh COMPATIBILITY  .Sh COMPATIBILITY
 The historic  The historic
 .Fl Ns Ar increment  .Fl Ns Ar increment
 option has been deprecated but is still supported in this implementation.  option has been deprecated but is still supported in this implementation.
 .Sh SEE ALSO  .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr csh 1 ,  .Xr csh 1 ,
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 .Xr renice 8  .Xr renice 8
 .Sh STANDARDS  .Sh STANDARDS
 The  The
 .Nm nice  .Nm
 utility conforms to  utility conforms to
 .St -p1003.2-92 .  .St -p1003.2-92 .
 .Sh HISTORY  .Sh HISTORY
 A  A
 .Nm nice  .Nm
 utility appeared in  utility appeared in
 .At v6 .  .At v6 .
 .Sh BUGS  .Sh BUGS
 .Nm nice  .Nm
 is built into  is built into
 .Xr csh  1  .Xr csh  1
 with a slightly different syntax than described here.  The form  with a slightly different syntax than described here.  The form
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