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@@ -15677,8 +15677,9 @@ the exit status of @var{command} otherwise
@cindex scheduling, affecting
@cindex appropriate privileges
-@command{nice} prints or modifies a process's @dfn{niceness},
-a parameter that affects whether the process is scheduled favorably.
+@command{nice} prints a process's @dfn{niceness}, or runs
+a command with modified niceness. @dfn{niceness} affects how
+favorably the process is scheduled in the system.
Synopsis:
@example
@@ -15713,6 +15714,9 @@ built-in utilities}).
@mayConflictWithShellBuiltIn{nice}
+Note to change the @dfn{niceness} of an existing process,
+one needs to use the @command{renice} command.
+
The program accepts the following option. Also see @ref{Common options}.
Options must precede operands.