autonice or default priority of program

[Torry Akins <takins@falcon.cc.ukans.edu>]

Hi,

   Is there a way to autonice a program when it is run?  We use matlab
running on debian linux.  When a couple of these memory hogs run, the X
display gets really choppy?  It would be nice if matlab was set to a
lower priority when it is loaded.

Torry Akins
Graduate Research Assitant
Remote Sensing Lab