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Old 11-07-2003, 12:29 AM   #1
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Limit CPU on Certain Apps?


Is there a way to limit the amount of CPU a certain application can take? If so, how?
 
Old 11-07-2003, 01:03 AM   #2
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nice
I never used it, but nice has settings 0-20 0 means normal, the higher the number the lower the priority, 20 will only use cpu when nothing else is.
 
Old 11-16-2003, 02:01 PM   #3
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try man nice
 
Old 11-16-2003, 02:05 PM   #4
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but nice has settings 0-20
nice actually has settings (-19) to 20

negative numbers will cause the program to grab a larger share of cpu power than it would otherwise be allowed, and positive numbers cause it to grab less cpu than it would normally be allowed.
 
  


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