title: Can I prioritize Bash scripts in Linux, and do children of these scripts inherit the priority?
body: <p>I have a script playing various movie clips on a little computer using a video player. It's smooth. However, whenever a cron job is run where big files are to be downloaded, the video feed starts flickering. I believe this is due to the read/write needed to be done while downloading and playing at the same time.</p>
  
  <p>My questions are:</p>
  
  <p>Can I prioritize a task in Linux?</p>
  
  <p>Can the prioritized task be a Bash script?</p>
  
  <p>If yes, will scripts and programs that run from that prioritized script inherit the priority?</p>