---
name: "why-cpulimit"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "why"
version: "2.34-2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/why-cpulimit"
---

# why-cpulimit(1)

## NAME

why-cpulimit -- limits the CPU usage of a process

## SYNOPSIS

**why-cpulimit** *TIME-LIMIT COMMAND*

## DESCRIPTION

*TIME-LIMIT* must be an integer (time limit in seconds)

*COMMAND* name of the executable program file

## AUTHOR

This manpage was written for the Debian project by Mehdi Dogguy \<dogguy@pps.jussieu.fr\>. It's mainly inspired by the cpulimit  Debian manpage which was written by gregor herrmann \<gregor+debian@comodo.priv.at\> for the Debian project.