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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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