NICE(1) NICE(1)
NAME
nice, nohup - run a command at low priority
SYNOPSIS
nice [ -number ] command [ arguments ]
nohup command [ arguments ]
DESCRIPTION
Nice executes command with low scheduling priority. If
the number argument is present, the priority is incre-
mented (higher numbers mean lower priorities) by that
amount up to a limit of 20. The default number is 10.
The super-user may run commands with priority higher than
normal by using a negative priority, e.g. `--10'.
Nohup executes command immune to hangup and terminate sig-
nals from the controlling terminal. The priority is
incremented by 5. Nohup should be invoked from the shell
with `&' in order to prevent it from responding to inter-
rupts by or stealing the input from the next person who
logs in on the same terminal.
FILES
nohup.out standard output and standard error file under
nohup
SEE ALSO
nice(2)
DIAGNOSTICS
Nice returns the exit status of the subject command.
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