nice

Linux · Processes · available in the simulator

What it does

Runs a process with an adjusted scheduling priority (-20 high, 19 low).

Options and parameters

• -n N

  niceness (priority) value

Usage examples

• nice -n 10 cmd
• nice -n -5 cmd
• nice -n 10 comando

Related commands

• at
• bg
• crontab
• fg
• jobs
• kill