umask(2)                                                              umask(2)



NAME
     umask - set and get file creation mask

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <sys/stat.h>

     modet umask(modet cmask);

DESCRIPTION
     umask sets the process's file mode creation mask to cmask and returns the
     previous value of the mask.  Only the access permission bits of cmask and
     the file mode creation mask are used.

FILES
     Message catalog:  uxcore.abi

SEE ALSO
     mkdir(1), sh(1), chmod(2), creat(2), mknod(2), open(2), stat(5)

DIAGNOSTICS
     The previous value of the file mode creation mask is returned.

































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