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.Dd October 8, 2015
.Dt RENICE 1
.Os sbase
.Sh NAME
.Nm renice
.Nd change niceness of processes
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Fl n Ar num
.Op Fl g | Fl p | Fl u
.Ar id ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
changes the niceness of each process with the given
.Ar id .
Only the superuser can lower the niceness.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl g | Fl p | Fl u
Interpret each
.Ar id
as a process group ID | process ID | user name or ID.
The middle option is default.
.It Fl n Ar num
Change niceness by
.Ar num ,
with niceness ranging from
.Sy -20
(highest priority)
to
.Sy +20
(lowest priority).
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr nice 2 ,
.Xr renice 2
.Sh STANDARDS
POSIX.1-2013.