Hi Pengo
If you want the Number of Cores: message and the number to appear on the same line, you can do this:
echo Number of Cores: `cat /proc/cpuinfo |grep processor |wc -l`
The ` is a back tick, not a single quote. It is usually found on the ~ key. There is one before cat and one after wc -l.
or that:
echo -n Number of Cores:
cat /proc/cpuinfo |grep processor |wc -l
This version suppresses the linefeed from the echo command. You can add a trailing space to Cores: to separate it from the number.