UMASK(2-SysV)       RISC/os Reference Manual        UMASK(2-SysV)



NAME
     umask - set and get file creation mask

SYNOPSIS
     int umask (cmask)
     int cmask;

DESCRIPTION
     umask sets the process's file mode creation mask to cmask
     and returns the previous value of the mask.  Only the low-
     order 9 bits of cmask and the file mode creation mask are
     used.

SEE ALSO
     chmod(2), creat(2), mknod(2), open(2).
     mkdir(1), sh(1) in the User's Reference Manual.

DIAGNOSTICS
     The previous value of the file mode creation mask is
     returned.



































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