umask(2) [netbsd man page]

UMASK(2)						      BSD System Calls Manual							  UMASK(2)

NAME

     umask -- set file creation mode mask

LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <sys/stat.h>

     mode_t
     umask(mode_t numask);

DESCRIPTION

     The umask() routine sets the process's file mode creation mask to numask and returns the previous value of the mask.  The 9 low-order access
     permission bits of numask are used by system calls, including open(2), mkdir(2), mkfifo(2) and mknod(2) to turn off corresponding bits
     requested in file mode.  (See chmod(2)).  This clearing allows each user to restrict the default access to his files.

     The default mask value is S_IWGRP|S_IWOTH (022, write access for the owner only).	Child processes inherit the mask of the calling process.

RETURN VALUES

     The previous value of the file mode mask is returned by the call.

ERRORS

     The umask() function is always successful.

SEE ALSO

     chmod(2), mkdir(2), mkfifo(2), mknod(2), open(2)

STANDARDS

     The umask() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9945-1:1990 (``POSIX.1'').

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								   June 4, 1993 							       BSD

umask(2)							   System Calls 							  umask(2)

NAME

       umask - set and get file creation mask

SYNOPSIS

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

       mode_t umask(mode_t cmask);

DESCRIPTION

       The  umask() function sets the  process's file mode creation mask to cmask and returns the previous value of the mask. Only the access per-
       mission bits of cmask and the file mode creation mask are used. The mask is inherited by child processes. See intro(2) for more information
       on masks.

RETURN VALUES

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

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Standard			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |Async-Signal-Safe 	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       mkdir(1), sh(1), intro(2), chmod(2), creat(2), mknod(2), open(2), stat.h(3HEAD), attributes(5), standards(5)

SunOS 5.10							    28 Dec 1996 							  umask(2)