nice
TLDR
Run with lower priority
$ nice [command]
Run with specific niceness$ nice -n [10] [command]
Run with highest priority (root)$ nice -n [-20] [command]
Run with lowest priority$ nice -n [19] [command]
Show current niceness$ nice
SYNOPSIS
nice [options] [command]
DESCRIPTION
nice runs a command with modified scheduling priority. Higher values mean lower priority.
The tool adjusts process niceness. Values range from -20 (highest) to 19 (lowest).
nice sets process priority.
PARAMETERS
COMMAND
Command to run.-n NICENESS
Adjustment value (-20 to 19).--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
Negative values require root. Default adjustment is 10. Affects CPU scheduling only.
HISTORY
nice is a classic Unix command for controlling process scheduling priority since early Unix.
