[huskerlug] Re: less processor to specific program
- From: "J.R. Wessels" <jwessels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 16:08:53 -0600
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You can always lower the priority of an item, but to my knowledge
only root can raise the priority of a task.
You can also change the priority of a task with top. At the main
display screen of top, push r and then the number for the priority
that Carl detailed below.
On Monday 10 March 2003 12:44, you wrote:
> If I understand your question: You should adjust the "nice" value
> of the process. -20 = NOT nice (Highest Priority)
> +19 = VERY nice (Lowest Priority)
> see
> man nice
> or
> info nice
>
> On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 12:07, Levente -Levi- Littvay wrote:
> > Hello all
> >
> > I am encoding a DVD now into AVI. On this laptop it takes forever
> > and it slows down every other task tremendously. Can I explain
> > the program somehow that it should only use provcessor time is
> > someone else does not want to?
> >
> > L
> >
> >
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