Nice Value of a Process

jaypas · 08-13-2010, 04:20 PM

Hi, All,
What is the command to display the nice value of a process?
Thanks,
August

frankbell · 08-13-2010, 10:09 PM

ps -axl

It will be in the "NI" column.

Reference.

quanta · 08-13-2010, 10:19 PM

Try the following command:

Code:

ps -eo pid,user,nice,command | grep <process_name>

You can also see it at 'NI' column in 'top' command.

Mara · 08-14-2010, 06:14 AM

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jaypas · 08-14-2010, 07:15 AM

Hi, Mara,
I appreciate all the help I get from Linux Questions. I assure you that these are not homework questions. I'm kind of in panic mode. I knew that I could display the nice value of a process using ps, but I just could not remember the options I needed to use. I tried googling, and sifting through the man pages, etc. But you know, sometimes when I'm in panic mode, I miss info which is right in front of me. Asking people that I work with is a total waste of time. So, again, I appreciate all the help I can get from you guys.
Thanks,
Jaypas

mks89 · 05-02-2017, 03:00 AM

The Linux command to get the priority of a process is ps -l

r3sistance · 05-02-2017, 04:15 AM

If it is a process hitting the server, you can always use top, since top allows you to change the nice values on the fly too using "r :Renice-a-Task".

rtmistler · 05-02-2017, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mks89

The Linux command to get the priority of a process is ps -l

Hi mks89,

Just be aware of the age of a thread. Not all threads are marked closed, or solved. There are very many which are just left open. But if you notice, the last post prior to yours was in 2010. Therefore it is unlikely that this may be of any help, especially given the flow of the thread from that time frame. No big deal, but just to make you aware for when you browse through threads and consider offering help. We'd rather you do look to provide help versus not.

Best Regards.

sundialsvcs · 05-02-2017, 03:26 PM

When you are consulting threads that are "this old," it is very important to realize that many "deep changes" to the Linux system have occurred since that time ... including major revisions to the Scheduler. Thus, anything "of that vintage" which you read about scheduling, "nice" values and so-forth ... or anything else ... may or may not today be [entirely ...] true.

Unfortunately, not all published documents or web-pages include a date. This can be a very serious omission.