cpulimit: cpulimit (CPU Usage Limiter for Linux) cpulimit: cpulimit: LimitCPU is a program to throttle the CPU cycles used by other cpulimit: applications. LimitCPU will monitor a process and make sure its CPU cpulimit: usage stays at or below a given percentage. This can be used to make cpulimit: sure your system has plenty of CPU cycles available for other tasks. cpulimit: It can also be used to keep laptops cool in the face of CPU-hungry cpulimit: processes and for limiting virtual machines. cpulimit: cpulimit: cpulimit: