| UMASK(2) | System Calls Manual | UMASK(2) |
umask —
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
mode_t
umask(mode_t
numask);
umask() routine sets the process's file mode
creation mask to numask and returns the previous value
of the mask. Only the read, write, and execute file permission bits of
numask are honored, all others are ignored.
The file mode creation mask is used by the bind(2), mkdir(2), mkdirat(2), mkfifo(2), mkfifoat(2), mknod(2), mknodat(2), open(2) and openat(2) system calls to turn off corresponding bits requested in the file mode (see chmod(2)). This clearing allows each user to restrict the default access to his files.
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.
umask() function is always successful.
umask() function conforms to IEEE
Std 1003.1-2008 (“POSIX.1”).
umask() system call first appeared in
Version 7 AT&T UNIX.
| October 12, 2015 | OpenBSD-current |