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.\"     @(#)umask.2	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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.Dd June 4, 1993
.Dt UMASK 2
.Os BSD 4
.Sh NAME
.Nm umask
.Nd set file creation mode mask
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Fd #include <sys/stat.h>
.Ft mode_t
.Fo umask
.Fa "mode_t cmask"
.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn umask
routine sets the process's file mode creation mask to
.Fa cmask
and returns the previous value of the mask.
The 9 low-order access permission bits of
.Fa cmask
are used by system calls, including
.Xr open 2 ,
.Xr mkdir 2 ,
.Xr mkfifo 2 ,
and
.Xr mknod 2
to turn off corresponding bits
requested in file mode.
(See
.Xr chmod 2 ) .
This clearing allows each user to restrict the default access
to his files.
.Pp
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.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The previous value of the file mode mask is returned by the call.
.Sh ERRORS
The
.Fn umask
function is always successful.
.Sh LEGACY SYNOPSIS
.Fd #include <sys/types.h>
.Fd #include <sys/stat.h>
.Pp
The include file
.In sys/types.h
is necessary.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr chmod 2 ,
.Xr mkdir 2 ,
.Xr mkfifo 2 ,
.Xr mknod 2 ,
.Xr open 2 ,
.Xr compat 5
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn umask
function call is expected to
conform to 
.St -p1003.1-88 .
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9bccf70c A	1	.\" $NetBSD: umask.2,v 1.6 1995/02/27 12:39:06 cgd Exp $
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	3	.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
	4	.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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	16	.\" This product includes software developed by the University of
	17	.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.
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	19	.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
	20	.\" without specific prior written permission.
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	24	.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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	26	.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
	27	.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
	28	.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
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	34	.\" @(#)umask.2 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
	35	.\"
	36	.Dd June 4, 1993
	37	.Dt UMASK 2
	38	.Os BSD 4
	39	.Sh NAME
	40	.Nm umask
	41	.Nd set file creation mode mask
	42	.Sh SYNOPSIS
9bccf70c A	43	.Fd #include <sys/stat.h>
9bccf70c A	44	.Ft mode_t
2d21ac55 A	45	.Fo umask
	46	.Fa "mode_t cmask"
	47	.Fc
9bccf70c A	48	.Sh DESCRIPTION
	49	The
	50	.Fn umask
	51	routine sets the process's file mode creation mask to
2d21ac55 A	52	.Fa cmask
	53	and returns the previous value of the mask.
	54	The 9 low-order access permission bits of
	55	.Fa cmask
9bccf70c A	56	are used by system calls, including
	57	.Xr open 2 ,
	58	.Xr mkdir 2 ,
2d21ac55	59	.Xr mkfifo 2 ,
9bccf70c A	60	and
	61	.Xr mknod 2
	62	to turn off corresponding bits
	63	requested in file mode.
	64	(See
	65	.Xr chmod 2 ) .
	66	This clearing allows each user to restrict the default access
	67	to his files.
	68	.Pp
	69	The default mask value is S_IWGRP\|S_IWOTH (022, write access for the
	70	owner only).
	71	Child processes inherit the mask of the calling process.
	72	.Sh RETURN VALUES
	73	The previous value of the file mode mask is returned by the call.
	74	.Sh ERRORS
	75	The
	76	.Fn umask
	77	function is always successful.
2d21ac55 A	78	.Sh LEGACY SYNOPSIS
	79	.Fd #include <sys/types.h>
	80	.Fd #include <sys/stat.h>
	81	.Pp
	82	The include file
	83	.In sys/types.h
	84	is necessary.
9bccf70c A	85	.Sh SEE ALSO
	86	.Xr chmod 2 ,
	87	.Xr mkdir 2 ,
	88	.Xr mkfifo 2 ,
	89	.Xr mknod 2 ,
2d21ac55 A	90	.Xr open 2 ,
2d21ac55 A	91	.Xr compat 5
9bccf70c A	92	.Sh STANDARDS
	93	The
	94	.Fn umask
	95	function call is expected to
	96	conform to
	97	.St -p1003.1-88 .