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## NAME
       cgset - set the parameters of given cgroup(s)


## SYNOPSIS
       **cgset** [**-r** <_name=value_>] <**cgroup**___**path**> ...
       **cgset** **--copy-from** <_source_cgroup_path_> <**cgroup**___**path**> ...


## DESCRIPTION
       Set the parameters of input cgroups.


       **<path>** is  the name of the cgroup which should be changed.  This parameter can be used multi‐
              ple times.


### -r <name=value>
              defines the name of the file to set and the value which  should  be  written  to  that
              file.  This parameter can be used multiple times.


       **--copy-from** **<source**___**cgroup**___**path>**
              defines the name of the cgroup whose parameters will be copied to the input cgroup.


## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       **CGROUP**___**LOGLEVEL**
              controls verbosity of the tool. Allowed values are **DEBUG**, **INFO**, **WARNING** or **ERROR**.


## EXAMPLES
### cgset -r cpuset.cpus=0-1 student
              set variable cpus in control group student (controller cpuset) to 0-1


### cgset --copy-from group1/ group2/
              copy  all  parameters of group group1 to group group2 (for all path where both cgroups
              are defined)



## SEE ALSO
       cgrules.conf (1), cgcreate (1), cgget (1)



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