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Neil Winchurst wrote: > > /proc/version is an empty file. Did you "cat /proc/version" or just look at the size? /proc is not a real filesystem but a way of presenting (and in some cases changing) kernel settings and data as if it were a file system, hence the rather bizarre behaviour..... $ ls -l /proc/version -r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 2006-08-11 17:40 /proc/version $ cat /proc/version Linux version 2.6.15.2 (root@derek) (gcc version 3.3.6 (Debian 1:3.3.6-12)) #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Feb 3 21:25:29 GMT 2006 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html