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diff toys/nice.c @ 446:b51faa4fe8e6
Correct description of nice levels in help of nice
author | Elie De Brauwer <eliedebrauwer@gmail.com> |
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date | Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:36:48 +0100 |
parents | d3ca5e15e457 |
children | 2364ace48ab1 |
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--- a/toys/nice.c Thu Feb 09 06:36:42 2012 -0600 +++ b/toys/nice.c Fri Feb 10 13:36:48 2012 +0100 @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ 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. */