tlug: Low priority

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull@example.com>]

>>>>> "Darren" == Darren Cook <darren@example.com> writes:

    Darren> Say I want to zip up some log files on a busy web
    Darren> server. Is there a way to tell gzip/tar to run at a low
    Darren> priority, or a lower priority than httpd? So if web
    Darren> requests come in then gzip gets put on hold.

man nice

    Darren> And if so, is that linux-specific, or something I can
    Darren> apply to all types of unix?

Look at the history line.

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