


      UMASK(2)                    (UNIX 5.0)                   UMASK(2)



      NAME
           umask - set and get file creation mask

      SYNTAX
           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.

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

      SEE ALSO
           mkdir(1), sh(1), chmod(2), creat(2), open(2).




































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