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.Nd execute a command at a low scheduling priority
is specified, and if it is greater than or equal
The upper bound, or lowest priority that
will run a command is 20.
higher priorities (integers less than 10)
can only be requested by the super-user.
Negative numbers are expressed as
The returned exit status is the exit value from the
appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
then commands executed with ``&'' are automatically immune to hangup
signals while in the background.
with a slightly different syntax than described here. The form
``nice +10'' nices to positive nice, and ``nice \-10'' can be used
by the super-user to give a process more of the processor.