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In this example, -19 would be a low priority and --19 would be a high priority. |
In this example, -19 would be a low priority and --19 would be a high priority. |
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'''Renice''' allows you to reset the priority of a process that is already running. |
'''Renice''' allows you to reset the priority of a process that is already running. |
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Revision as of 10:03, 26 May 2015
When using someone else's machine, it's polite to use the command nice and renice.
Nice changes the priority of a task. When using another machine, you want to set your task to a lower priority as to not interfere with the user's tasks. Priority ranges from -20 (highest) to 20 (lowest).
nice [options] [command]
Example:
nice -19 ~/run.py
In this example, -19 would be a low priority and --19 would be a high priority.
Renice allows you to reset the priority of a process that is already running.
renice [-n] [PID] [options]
Replace [-n] with the desired priority, and [PID] with the process ID number.