Linux Processes Cheat Sheet/Start command with lower priority

Run a command with a niceness offset.

Section: Priority, Scheduling, and CPU Affinity

Start command with lower priority

bash
bash
nice -n 10 long-running-job
Explanation

Run a command with a niceness offset.

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