getumask(3) - Linux man page

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)