umask get or set the file mode creation mask	KornShell Built-in
	SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION   Options DIAGNOSTICS PORTABILITY NOTE SEE ALSO

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SYNOPSIS

umask [-S] [mode]

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DESCRIPTION

umask sets the file mode creation mask of the invoking process to the given mode. You can specify the mode in any of the formats recognized by chmod; see chmod for more information.

The file mode creation mask (often called the umask) determines the default permissions for any file created by the process. For example, a file created by the create command has the permissions specified by the umask unless the create command specifies explicit permissions.

Calling umask without a mode argument displays the current umask.

Options

-S

displays the umask in a symbolic form:

u=perms,g=perms,o=perms

giving user, group and other permissions. Permissions are specified as combinations of the letters r (read), w (write) and x (execute).

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DIAGNOSTICS

Possible exit status values are:

0

Successful completion.

1

Failure due to an invalid command line argument, or invalid mode.

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PORTABILITY

POSIX.2. x/OPEN Portability Guide 4.0.

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NOTE

This command is built into the MKS KornShell.

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SEE ALSO

Commands:

chmod