.Dd 2015-10-08
.Dt NICE 1
.Os sbase
.Sh NAME
.Nm nice
.Nd run command with altered niceness
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl n Ar inc
.Ar cmd
.Op Ar arg ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
runs
.Ar cmd
with the current niceness plus
.Ar inc .
A negative niceness is reserved to the superuser.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl n Ar inc
Change niceness by
.Ar inc ,
ranging from
.Sy -20
(highest priority)
to
.Sy +20
(lowest priority).
Default is 10.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr nice 2 ,
.Xr renice 2
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is compliant with the
.St -p1003.1-2013
specification.