bug#11043: chmod - new feature (original) (raw)

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bug#11043: chmod - new feature - restore default mode regarding the umas

From: Paul Eggert
Subject: bug#11043: chmod - new feature - restore default mode regarding the umask value
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:56:15 -0700
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Isn't the proposed "chmod --umask FILES" almost the same as "chmod a=,+rwX FILES"? If so, perhaps all we need to do is to update the documentation to mention this already-standardized solution to a common problem.