On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 11:12:11 +1100, David uttered
> I guess this is the point of the question. Is there a way of prioritising
> so that the effect of tar running is minimised.
>
Sure. Start tar and then renice the process to 20 (it will only run
when nothing else wants to), man renice for more information.
Cheers,
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Steve
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