On 31 October 2017 at 14:14, Ozzy Lash <ozzy.lash at gmail.com> wrote: > Isn't a negative nice value giving the process a HIGHER priority? I think > you mean "nice 19" correct? Correct. A lower nice value gives the process a higher priority. +ve (1 - 19): lower priority 0: default priority -ve (-1 - -20): high priority Cheers, Nick