From owner-freebsd-bugs Thu Aug 8 8:40: 7 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42D4A37B400 for ; Thu, 8 Aug 2002 08:40:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5C3943E42 for ; Thu, 8 Aug 2002 08:40:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id g78Fe3JU058030 for ; Thu, 8 Aug 2002 08:40:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.4/8.12.4/Submit) id g78Fe3Af058029; Thu, 8 Aug 2002 08:40:03 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 08:40:03 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200208081540.g78Fe3Af058029@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Bob Bishop Subject: Re: misc/41451: nice(8) don`t work as documented Reply-To: Bob Bishop Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR misc/41451; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Bob Bishop To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, ask@slavutich.com Cc: Subject: Re: misc/41451: nice(8) don`t work as documented Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 16:32:24 +0100 `man nice' refers to /usr/bin/nice. nice is also implemented as a builtin by some shells, and (t)csh for instance doesn't understand the `-n increment' syntax. Try: /usr/bin/nice -n 5 date -- Bob Bishop +44 (0)118 977 4017 rb@gid.co.uk fax +44 (0)118 989 4254 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message