.th NICE I 5/31/77 .sh NAME nice \*- run a command at low priority .sh SYNOPSIS .bd nice [ \fB\-\fRnumber ] command [ arguments ] .sh DESCRIPTION .it Nice executes .it command with low scheduling priority. If the .it number 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)