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NAME		nice -- set program in low priority
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SYNOPSIS	sys nice  / nice = 34.
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DESCRIPTION	The
currently executing process is set into
the lowest priority execution queue.
Background jobs that execute a very long
time should do this.
Once done,
there is no way to restore
a process to normal
priority.
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SEE ALSO	formerly known as "hog"
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DIAGNOSTICS	--
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BUGS		--