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| Chapter 5 The C Shell |

## nice

    nice [±n] command

Change the execution priority for `command`, or, if none is given, change priority for the current shell. (See also nice in Section 2.) The priority range is -20 to 20, with a default of 4. The range seems backwards: -20 gives the highest priority (fastest execution); 20 gives the lowest.

+n

  Add `n` to the priority value (lower job priority).

-n

  Subtract `n` from the priority value (raise job priority). Privileged users only.

Reference: logout |  | Reference: nohup