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> # umask
> 022
> # touch new
> # ls -l new
> -rw-r--r-- [snip]
>
> The execute permissions arent turned off... still ''new'' doesnt have
> them...what is the reason for this, and how is it done?
>From the umask(2) man page:
The umask is used by open(2) to set initial file permis-
sions on a newly-created file. Specifically, permissions
in the umask are turned off from the mode argument to
open(2) (so, for example, the common umask default value
of 022 results in new files being created with permissions
0666 & ~022 = 0644 = rw-r--r-- in the usual case where the
mode is specified as 0666).
Pablo.
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