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.TH RENICE 1M
.SH NAME
renice \- alter priority of running process by changing nice
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B renice
pid
[ priority ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Renice
can be used by the super-user to alter the 
priority of a running process.
By default, the nice of the process is made ``19'' which means that it
will run only when nothing else in the system wants to.  This can be used
to nail long running processes which are interfering with interactive work.
.PP
.I Renice
can be given a second argument to choose a nice other than the default.
Negative nices can be used to make things go very fast.
.SH FILES
/vmunix
.br
/dev/kmem
.SH SEE ALSO
nice(1)
.SH BUGS
If you make the nice very negative, then the process cannot be interrupted.
To regain control you must put the nice back (e.g. to 0.)
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ccaf1723 BJ	1	.TH RENICE 1M
	2	.SH NAME
	3	renice \- alter priority of running process by changing nice
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B renice
	6	pid
	7	[ priority ]
	8	.SH DESCRIPTION
	9	.I Renice
	10	can be used by the super-user to alter the
	11	priority of a running process.
	12	By default, the nice of the process is made ``19'' which means that it
	13	will run only when nothing else in the system wants to. This can be used
	14	to nail long running processes which are interfering with interactive work.
	15	.PP
	16	.I Renice
	17	can be given a second argument to choose a nice other than the default.
	18	Negative nices can be used to make things go very fast.
	19	.SH FILES
	20	/vmunix
	21	.br
	22	/dev/kmem
	23	.SH SEE ALSO
	24	nice(1)
	25	.SH BUGS
	26	If you make the nice very negative, then the process cannot be interrupted.
	27	To regain control you must put the nice back (e.g. to 0.)