On Apr 17, 2014 8:13 AM, "Jimmy Thrasibule" <jimmy.thrasibule@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > 'batch' is supposed to do this, though I haven't used it.
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> What do you mean by "batch"?

It's a core UNIX utility, associated with 'at'/'atd'.  Try 'man batch'.
Its purpose is to start a job when system load is low, but I don't think it will pause the lower-priority job when load increases again.

Henry