Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 23:22:20 +1030 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: Rob <nospam@users.sourceforge.net>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The nice utility: man pages bug? Message-ID: <200312262322.20407.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <3FEBD9E1.50207@users.sourceforge.net> References: <3FEBD9E1.50207@users.sourceforge.net>
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On Fri, 26 Dec 2003 17:19, Rob wrote: > Hi, > > This is 4.9-STABLE on Intel PC. > > The nice man-pages say: > > --------------------------- > EXAMPLES > $ nice -n 5 date > > Execute utility `date' at priority 5 assuming the > priority of the shell is 0. > --------------------------- > > > But when I do: > > $ nice -n 5 date > nice: Badly formed number. > $ > > > Something is wrong here, isn't it? > I don't think so; try: beta:205> /usr/bin/nice -n 5 date Fri Dec 26 23:17:40 CST 2003 =20 The man page does warn that same shells provide a builtin which may be similar or identical. (But may also be different in syntax; my added comment) Malcolm Kay
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