umask is a shell command that reports or sets the mask value that limits the file permissions for newly created files in many Unix and Unix-like file systems. A system call with the same name, umask(), provides access to the mask value stored in the operating system (OS), and the command provides shell user access to the system call.
umask is a shell command that reports or sets the mask value that limits the file permissions for newly created files in many Unix and Unix-like file systems. A system call with the same name, umask(), provides access to the mask value stored in the operating system (OS), and the command provides shell user access to the system call.
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