Robert,
maybe "nice" is what you're after - see : man nice
On 13 February 2010 07:41, Robert Gauld <bitfolklist@???> wrote:
> A bit of help with finding the right command please.
>
> What I'm after doing is a bit of video transcoding on a 4 times a year
> basis, I realise this is CPU intensive and would like to be a good
> neighbour to the others who are on the same physical box as me.
> How do I run a command in low priority mode?
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Alastair Sherringham