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nice(3)								       nice(3)

NAME
       nice - Change the scheduling priority of a process

SYNOPSIS
       #include <unistd.h>

       int nice(
	       int increment );

LIBRARY
       Standard C Library (libc)

       Berkeley Compatibility Library (libbsd)

STANDARDS
       Interfaces  documented on this reference page conform to industry stan‐
       dards as follows:

       nice(): XSH4.2

       Refer to the standards(5) reference page	 for  more  information	 about
       industry standards and associated tags.

PARAMETERS
       Specifies  a  value  that is added to the current process priority. You
       can specify a negative value.

DESCRIPTION
       The nice() function adds the value specified in the increment parameter
       to  the nice value of the calling process. The nice value is a nonnega‐
       tive number; a higher nice value gives the process a lower  CPU	prior‐
       ity.

       When  you  are using the Standard C Library version of the nice() func‐
       tion, the maximum nice value for a process is 39 (2 * {NZERO}  -1)  and
       the  minimum  is	 0  (zero).  Requests  for values outside these limits
       result in the nice value being set to the corresponding limit.

       [XPG4-UNIX]  If execution of the Standard  C  Library  nice()  function
       fails, the system does not alter the specified priority.

       Any  process can lower its priority (numerically raise its nice value).
       A process must have superuser privileges to raise its priority (numeri‐
       cally lower its nice value).

       [Tru64 UNIX]  For backward compatibility, a version of the nice() func‐
       tion is supported that allows nice values in the range of  -20  to  20.
       Requests	 for  values  above  or	 below these limits result in the nice
       value being set to the corresponding limit. To use the backward-compat‐
       ible version of nice(), compile with the Berkeley Compatibility Library
       (libbsd.a).

RETURN VALUES
       Upon successful completion, the nice() function returns	the  new  nice
       value  minus  20 ({NZERO}). Otherwise, the function returns -1 and sets
       errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS
       The Standard C Library version of nice() sets errno  to	the  specified
       values  for the following conditions: The calling process does not have
       appropriate privilege.

       [Tru64 UNIX]  The libbsd.a version of nice() sets  errno	 to  the  same
       values  as  the	setpriority() function. For information about possible
       return values for the setpriority() function, see setpriority(2).

SEE ALSO
       Functions: exec(2), getpriority(2), setpriority(2)

       Standards: standards(5)

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