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| # The `nice/renice` command
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| The `nice/renice` commands is used to modify the priority of the program to be executed. 
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| The priority range is between -20 and 19 where 19 is the lowest priority.
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| ### Examples:
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| 1. Running cc command in the background with a lower priority than default (slower):
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| ```
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| nice -n 15 cc -c *.c &
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| ```
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| 2. Increase the priority to all processes belonging to group "test":
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| ```
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| renice --20 -g test
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| ```
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| ### Syntax:
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| ```
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| nice [  -Increment|  -n Increment ] Command [ Argument ... ]
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| ```
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| ### Flags : 
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| |**Short Flag**   |**Long Flag**   |**Description**   |
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| |:---|:---|:---|
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| |`-Increment`|<center>-</center>|Increment is the value of priority you want to assign.|
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| |`-n Increment`|<center>-</center>|Same as `-Increment`
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