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<H1>umask(2)</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
umask - set file creation mode mask
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;sys/types.h&gt;</STRONG>
<STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;sys/stat.h&gt;</STRONG>
<STRONG>mode_t</STRONG> <STRONG>umask(mode_t</STRONG> <EM>mask</EM><STRONG>)</STRONG>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>Umask</STRONG> sets the process's file mode creation mask to <EM>mask</EM> and returns the
previous value of the mask. The low-order 9 bits of <EM>mask</EM> are used
whenever a file is created, clearing corresponding bits in the file mode
(see <STRONG><A HREF="../man2/chmod.2.html">chmod(2)</A></STRONG>). This clearing allows each user to restrict the default
access to his files.
The value is initially 022 (write access for owner only). The mask is
inherited by child processes.
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
The previous value of the file mode mask is returned by the call.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="../man2/chmod.2.html">chmod(2)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="../man2/mknod.2.html">mknod(2)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="../man2/open.2.html">open(2)</A></STRONG>.
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