    NICE(I)                       2/8/75                      NICE(I)

    NAME
         nice - run a command at low priority

    SYNOPSIS
         nice [ -number ] command [ arguments ]

    DESCRIPTION
         Nice  executes  command  with low scheduling priority.  If a
         numerical argument is given, that  priority  (in  the  range
         1-20) is used; if not, priority 4 is used.

         The  super-user  may  run commands with priority higher than
         normal by using a negative priority, e.g. `--10'.

    SEE ALSO
         nohup(I), nice(II)

    BUGS

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