Anonymous wrote: > Dear Maintainer, I am not the maintainer but I am another user.
> There is a common (but misguided) departure from POSIX when a user > specifically instructs that a regular file have execution permission. E.g. There seems to be a misunderstanding. The umask does not *set* permissions. The umask is a mask that *removes* permissions. The default file mode for files is -rw-rw-rw-. The default for directories is drwxrwxrwx. The umask removes from those bits. This is the way Unix-like file systems have worked for the last 40 years. Note also that there are additional bits such as set-uid, set-guid, and the (sticky bit) t-bit. Obviously a zero umask (umask 0) wouldn't cause those bits to be set. It is the same with the execute bit too. Bob
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