


     ChangeTaskPri(V1.3,2.x,3.x) Location: C:)    


     NAME
            ChangeTaskPri - Change a tasks execution priority.

     SYNOPSIS
            ChangeTaskPri P=Pri,T=TASK=PROCESS

     DESCRIPTION
            By increasing/decreasing the priority of various 
        tasks in the system, you can increase/decrease the amount 
        of CPU time each task is allocated.  The ARP version of 
        this command checks the value of your priority, and also 
        allows you to change task priorities of currently running 
        tasks.  This should be performed with care.  If no task 
        number is entered, this command uses the currently 
        executing task.

            If executed with no arguments, ChangeTaskPri will 
        return the priority of the currently executing process.  
        This is useful in shell scripts.

            Your Amiga's operating system was created where each 
        task that is running gets assigned a priority from -128 
        to 127. The processor asses this number and prioritises 
        the tasks. The higher the number the more processing time 
        will be alloted to it by the processor.

            WARNING: Never raise a task priority higher than 5 or 
        less than -5. If you raise it above 5 you will override 
        important system tasks such as the input handler (which 
        checks the keyboard and the mouse). If the priority is 
        below -5 it will be completely shut out of the CPU by the 
        most trivial of instruction.

     EXAMPLE
         
            1. To change task 3's priority to -5

        ChangeTaskPri -5 Process 3 
				                                   
            2. To Change current CLI's priority

          ChangeTaskPri 5 


            3.  2.x/3.x ONLY: To utilize the backtick feature to 
        change the priority of the C:CONCLIP task to 5

           ChangeTaskPri 5 Process 'Status com=c:conclip'
