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Top Forums Programming nice command and nice() system call Post 302095906 by jim mcnamara on Sunday 12th of November 2006 06:43:24 AM
Old 11-12-2006
One way:
Code:
 pid=fork();
 if(pid==0) 
 {
     nice();
     -- exec cp command here
 }

 

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explain_nice_or_die(3)					     Library Functions Manual					    explain_nice_or_die(3)

NAME
explain_nice_or_die - change process priority and report errors SYNOPSIS
#include <libexplain/nice.h> int explain_nice_or_die(int inc); int explain_nice_on_error(int inc); DESCRIPTION
The explain_nice_or_die function is used to call the nice(2) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_nice(3) function, and then the process terminates by calling exit(EXIT_FAILURE). The explain_nice_on_error function is used to call the nice(2) system call. On failure an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from the explain_nice(3) function, but still returns to the caller. inc The inc, exactly as to be passed to the nice(2) system call. RETURN VALUE
The explain_nice_or_die function only returns on success, see nice(2) for more information. On failure, prints an explanation and exits, it does not return. The explain_nice_on_error function always returns the value return by the wrapped nice(2) system call. EXAMPLE
The explain_nice_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the following example: int result = explain_nice_or_die(inc); SEE ALSO
nice(2) change process priority explain_nice(3) explain nice(2) errors exit(2) terminate the calling process COPYRIGHT
libexplain version 0.52 Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Miller explain_nice_or_die(3)
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