umask

For platform.

Get or set default file creation permissions.

Command Type

built-in

Signature

> umask {flags} (permissions)

Parameters

  • permissions: The permissions to set on created files.

Input/output types:

input output
nothing string

Examples

Print current default file creation permissions.

> umask

Make new files read-only to group and inaccessible to others.

> umask rwxr-x---

Notes

When setting a new mask, the previous mask will be returned.

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