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UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4511- July 18, 2025
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 Unix Tip #4511- July 18, 2025
 
RENICE CPU HOGS  
  
have you ever wanted to  
automatically force a  
process that uses up  
most of the CPU.  
  
renice 20 `ps -augxww | sort -rn +3 -4  | head -1 | awk '{print $2}'`  
  
Note: Check your 'ps'  
command. Your arguments  
may differ.  
  
  
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