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# nice
> Execute a program with a custom scheduling priority (niceness).
> Niceness values range from -20 (the highest priority) to 19 (the lowest).
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/nice-invocation.html>.
- Launch a program with altered priority:
`nice -{{niceness_value}} {{command}}`
- Define the priority with an explicit option:
`nice {{[-n|--adjustment]}} {{niceness_value}} {{command}}`