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.

     ORIGIN
          AT&T V.3
































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