Name
umask
Synopsis
umask [nnn]
umask [-p] [-S]
Description
Display file creation mask or set file creation mask to octal value nnn. The file creation mask determines which permission bits are turned off (e.g., umask 002 produces rw-rw-r--).
Options
- -p
Display mask within an umask command so that a caller can read and execute it.
- -S
Display umask symbolically, rather than in octal.
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