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From: "Herb Martin" <HerbM AT learnquick DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: Starting cygwin processess at reduced priority?
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:30:25 -0500
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X-Sign-LQC: HerbM AT learnquick DOT com/2005-09-29 10:30:31/<cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>=zeunddau

> From: Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu] 

> Herb:
> > It would be better to have a way to just start a CygWin job 
> in reduced 
> > priority.
> >
> > I am betting this is just ignorance on my part -- there is 
> a command 
> > right?
> 
> Yes, and a very nice one... :-)  See "man nice".

Yes it is very nice.  And so are you for helping.

BTW:  It' default value -n 10 (nice factor) produces
a "belownormal" setting which is exactly what I wanted.

Presumably, -n 19 (the max) would give "idle" priority
or at max "low".

--
Herb Martin


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