NAME

       umask - set file creation mask

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/stat.h>
       int umask(int mask);

DESCRIPTION

       umask sets the umask to mask & 0777.

RETURN VALUE

       The previous value of the mask is returned.

CONFORMING TO

       SVID, AT&T, POSIX, X/OPEN, BSD 4.3

SEE ALSO

       creat(2), open(2)