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1.1     ! root        1: .TH UMASK 2 "12 February 1983"
        !             2: .UC 4
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: umask \- set file creation mode mask
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .ft B
        !             7: oumask = umask(numask)
        !             8: .br
        !             9: int oumask, numask;
        !            10: .ft R
        !            11: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            12: .I Umask
        !            13: sets the process's file mode creation mask to \fInumask\fP
        !            14: and returns the previous value of the mask.  The low-order
        !            15: 9 bits of \fInumask\fP are used whenever a file is created,
        !            16: clearing corresponding bits in the file mode
        !            17: (see
        !            18: .IR chmod (2)).
        !            19: This clearing allows each user to restrict the default access
        !            20: to his files.
        !            21: .PP
        !            22: The value is initially 022 (write access for owner only).
        !            23: The mask is inherited by child processes.
        !            24: .SH "RETURN VALUE
        !            25: The previous value of the file mode mask is returned by the call.
        !            26: .SH SEE ALSO
        !            27: chmod(2), mknod(2), open(2)

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