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Samik Raychaudhuri

2005-03-27, 5:54 pm

Hello,
I have a question about nice which I couldn't find in 'man nice'. What happens to the priority of the child processes of job which was started with nice (to, e.g., lowest priority)?
Thanks.
-Samik
Barry Margolin

2005-03-27, 5:54 pm

In article <d26r15$b9p$1@news.doit.wisc.edu>,
Samik Raychaudhuri <samik@frKKshKll.org> wrote:

> Hello,
> I have a question about nice which I couldn't find in 'man nice'. What
> happens to the priority of the child processes of job which was started with
> nice (to, e.g., lowest priority)?
> Thanks.
> -Samik


Child processes inherit their parents' niceness.

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Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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