Library: GNU bash Command Reference (Darwin 9.0): umask

Library: GNU bash Command Reference (Darwin 9.0)

umask

umask: umask [-p] [-S] [mode]

The user file-creation mask is set to MODE.  If MODE is omitted, or if
`-S' is supplied, the current value of the mask is printed.  The `-S'
option makes the output symbolic; otherwise an octal number is output.
If `-p' is supplied, and MODE is omitted, the output is in a form
that may be used as input.  If MODE begins with a digit, it is
interpreted as an octal number, otherwise it is a symbolic mode string
like that accepted by chmod(1).

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