---
name: "pchrt"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-schedutils"
version: "0.6-4+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pchrt"
---

# pchrt(1)

manipulate the real-time attributes of a process (python-schedutils)

## NAME

**pchrt - manipulate the real-time attributes of a process (python-schedutils)**

## SYNOPSIS

pchrt \[options\] \[prio\] \[pid \| cmd \[args...\]\]

## OPTIONS

- **-b, --batch**

  set policy to SCHED\_BATCH

- **-f, --fifo**

  set policy to SCHED\_FIFO

- **-i, --idle**

  set policy to SCHED\_IDLE

- **-p, --pid**

  operate on existing given pid

- **-m, --max**

  show min and max valid priorities

- **-o, --other**

  set policy to SCHED\_OTHER

- **-r, --rr**

  set policy to SCHED\_RR (default)

- **-R, --reset-on-fork**

  set SCHED\_RESET\_ON\_FORK for FIFO or RR

- **-h, --help**

  display help

- **Note:**

  You must give a priority if changing policy.

## SEE ALSO

[**chrt**(1)](/chrt/1.md)

## AUTHOR

pchrt was written by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo \<acme@redhat.com\>\
 as part of python-schedutils

This manual page was written by John Kacur \<jkacur@redhat.com\>

Report bugs and send patches to \<tuna-devel@lists.fedorahosted.org\>