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| -rw-r--r-- | toys/nice.c | 4 |
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diff --git a/toys/nice.c b/toys/nice.c index fa059bbd..0be74886 100644 --- a/toys/nice.c +++ b/toys/nice.c @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ config NICE Run a command line at an increased or decreased scheduling priority. - Higher numbers make a program yield more CPU time, from 20 (lowest - priority) to -19 (highest). By default processes inherit their parent's + Higher numbers make a program yield more CPU time, from -20 (highest + priority) to 19 (lowest). By default processes inherit their parent's niceness (usually 0). By default this command adds 10 to the parent's priority. Only root can set a negative niceness level. */ |