umask

Name

umask - set file creation mask

Library

libc.lib

Synopsis

#include <sys/stat.h>

mode_t umask (mode_t numask);

Return values

This function always returns MASK_RWUSR.

Detailed description

The umask routine sets the process’s file mode creation mask to numask and returns the previous value of the mask. This function belongs to set of APIs which are only build supported and not available functionally. The reason why only build support is extended to these APIs is, symbian operating system does not support creation of multiple users and groups in its environment. More over it may not make sense to have multiple users and groups in the context of a mobile environment.

Errors

No error values are set.

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