method

umask

v1_8_7_72 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: File

umask(...) public

Returns the current umask value for this process. If the optional argument is given, set the umask to that value and return the previous value. Umask values are subtracted from the default permissions, so a umask of 0222 would make a file read-only for everyone.

   File.umask(0006)   #=> 18
   File.umask         #=> 6

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     File.umask()          => integer
 *     File.umask(integer)   => integer
 *  
 *  Returns the current umask value for this process. If the optional
 *  argument is given, set the umask to that value and return the
 *  previous value. Umask values are <em>subtracted</em> from the
 *  default permissions, so a umask of <code>0222</code> would make a
 *  file read-only for everyone.
 *     
 *     File.umask(0006)   #=> 18
 *     File.umask         #=> 6
 */

static VALUE
rb_file_s_umask(argc, argv)
    int argc;
    VALUE *argv;
{
    int omask = 0;

    rb_secure(2);
    if (argc == 0) {
        omask = umask(0);
        umask(omask);
    }
    else if (argc == 1) {
        omask = umask(NUM2INT(argv[0]));
    }
    else {
        rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "wrong number of arguments");
    }
    return INT2FIX(omask);
}

umask

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