Initial import

build/actuallynice

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+#-*-mode:sh;indent-tabs-mode:nil;tab-width:2;coding:utf-8-*-┐
+#───vi: set net ft=sh ts=2 sts=2 fenc=utf-8 :vi─────────────┘
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   Program Deprioritizer
+#
+# OVERVIEW
+#
+#   This is a drop-in replacement for the traditional Unix `nice`
+#   command that also invokes `ionice`, which is important, since
+#   network and traffic is usually what clobber the system.
+
+if [ -z "$IONICE" ]; then
+  if IONICE=$(command -v ionice 2>/dev/null); then
+    IONICE="$IONICE -c3"
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$NICE" ]; then
+  NICE=$(command -v nice 2>/dev/null)
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$IONICE$NICE" ]; then
+  echo "error: can't be nice" >&2
+fi
+
+exec $IONICE $NICE "$@"