UMASK(2) UMASK(2)
NAME
umask - set and get file creation mask
SYNOPSIS
int umask (cmask)
int cmask;
DESCRIPTION
umask sets the process's file mode creation mask to cmask
and returns the previous value of the mask. Only the low-
order 9 bits of cmask and the file mode creation mask are
used.
SEE ALSO
chmod(2), creat(2), mknod(2), open(2).
mkdir(1), sh(1) in the User's Reference Manual.
DIAGNOSTICS
The previous value of the file mode creation mask is
returned.
Page 1 May 1989