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Created December 26, 2012 17:31
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Run a script with lowest priority
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cron.sh
#!/bin/sh
# $$ represents the current PID
# Set to lowest I/O priority
ionice -c idle -p $$
# Set to lowest CPU priority
renice -n -20 -p $$ >/dev/null
# Run a task
tar czf /mnt/backups/`date`.tar.gz /var/www
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