renice
A command that changes the nice value of a running process.
In more detail
renice takes a process ID, a process group or a user. Ordinary users may only make their own processes nicer; lowering a value needs root.
Example
renice -n 15 -p 4321 makes process 4321 nicer.Related terms
- process ID — The number the kernel gives each running process so it can be told apart from all the others.
Taught in
- It Is Slow, Says Everyone: CPU, Memory, Disk And Network Bottlenecks — CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-006) Exam Prep