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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 ar‐
gument is present, the priority is incremented (higher numbers mean
lower priorities) by that amount up to a limit of 20. The default num‐
ber is 10.
The super-user may run commands with priority higher than normal by us‐
ing a negative priority, e.g. `--10'.
Nohup executes command immune to hangup and terminate signals from the
controlling terminal. The priority is incremented by 5. Nohup should
be invoked from the shell with `&' in order to prevent it from respond‐
ing to interrupts 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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