GETUMASK(3)                         Linux Programmer's Manual                         GETUMASK(3)



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)

COLOPHON
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GNU                                         2010-09-10                                GETUMASK(3)