GETUMASK
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: 2010-09-10
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NAME
getumask - get file creation mask
SYNOPSIS
#define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
mode_t getumask(void);
DESCRIPTION
This function returns the current file creation mask.
It is equivalent to
mode_t getumask(void)
{
mode_t mask = umask( 0 );
umask(mask);
return mask;
}
except that it is documented to be thread-safe (that is, shares
a lock with the
umask(2)
library call).
CONFORMING TO
This is a vaporware GNU extension.
NOTES
This function is documented but not implemented yet in glibc,
as at version 2.9.
SEE ALSO
umask(2)
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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