---
name: "uu-nice"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "uutils-coreutils"
version: "0.12.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/uu-nice"
---

# uu-nice(1)

Run COMMAND with an adjusted niceness, which affects process scheduling. With no COMMAND, print the current niceness. Niceness values range from -20 (most favorable to the process) to 19 (least favorable to the process).

## NAME

nice - Run COMMAND with an adjusted niceness, which affects process scheduling. With no COMMAND, print the current niceness.  Niceness values range from -20 (most favorable to the process) to 19 (least favorable to the process).

## SYNOPSIS

**nice** \[OPTION\] \[COMMAND \[ARG\]...\]

## DESCRIPTION

Run COMMAND with an adjusted niceness, which affects process scheduling. With no COMMAND, print the current niceness.  Niceness values range from -20 (most favorable to the process) to 19 (least favorable to the process).

## OPTIONS

- **-n**, **--adjustment**

  add N to the niceness (default is 10)

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version

- \[*COMMAND*\]

  ## VERSION

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0