Re: nice error

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

paul%whooppee.com@localhost (Paul Goyette) writes:

>I just noticed the following:

>       {199} nice -n 5 ls
>       nice: Badly formed number.

>       SYNOPSIS
>            nice [-n increment] utility [argument ...]

You are mixing up the csh-builtin with /usr/bin/nice. From csh(1):

           nice
           nice +number
           nice command
           nice +number command
                   The first form sets the scheduling priority for this shell
                   to 4.  The second form sets the priority to the given
                   number.  The final two forms run command at priority 4 and
                   number respectively.  The greater the number, the less CPU
                   the process will get.  The super-user may specify negative
                   priority by using `nice -number ...'.  Command is always
                   executed in a sub-shell, and the restrictions placed on
                   commands in simple if statements apply.

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