mkdir proc cp /proc/cpuinfo proc works for me. So just out of curiosity, what do you hope to accomplish? John R Pierce wrote: > chloe K wrote: >> yes. >> >> but i want to copy this file to have the parameter setting in this >> computer >> eg: cpuinfo ... interrupt.... >> >> how can I copy this file? > > > which part of THEY ARE NOT FILES are you missing here? everything in linux is a file: directories, printers, sockets, named pipes etc. > > thats the kernel reporting the ACTUAL cpuinfo. you can''t change that. > ditto interrupts, etc. > > $ cat /proc/interrupts > CPU0 0: 2214281030 XT-PIC timer > 1: 2 XT-PIC i8042 > 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade > 6: 6 XT-PIC floppy > 7: 1 XT-PIC parport0 > 8: 1 XT-PIC rtc > 9: 1 XT-PIC acpi, uhci_hcd:usb2 > 11: 218548 XT-PIC eth0 > 12: 1 XT-PIC uhci_hcd:usb1 > 14: 4659843 XT-PIC ide0 > 15: 19337609 XT-PIC ide1 > NMI: 0 > LOC: 0 > ERR: 0 > MIS: 0 > > what possible sense would 'copying' that to another system make? I go > to a different computer... > > # cat /proc/interrupts > CPU0 0: 1078260604 XT-PIC timer > 1: 3 XT-PIC keyboard > 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade > 7: 0 XT-PIC usb-ohci > 8: 1 XT-PIC rtc > 9: 75485990 XT-PIC aic7xxx > 10: 1754046926 XT-PIC eth0 > 14: 131 XT-PIC ide0 > NMI: 0 > ERR: 0 > > and the different devices are on different IRQs, never mind the IRQ > counts being different. > > anyways, most of whats in /proc is readonly. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- Milton Calnek BSc, A/Slt(Ret.) milton at calnek.com 306-717-8737 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.