NAME

File::umask - Get/set umask via (localizeable) variable

VERSION

This document describes version 0.01 of File::umask (from Perl distribution File-umask), released on 2014-05-14.

SYNOPSIS

use File::umask;
printf "Current umask is %03o", $UMASK; # -> 022
{
    local $UMASK = 0;
    open my($fh), ">", "/tmp/foo"; # file created with 666 permission mode
}
open my($fh), ">", "/tmp/two"; # file created with normal 644 permission mode

DESCRIPTION

This module is inspired by File::chdir, using a tied scalar variable to get/set stuffs. One benefit of this is being able to use Perl's "local" with it, effectively setting something locally.

EXPORTS

$UMASK (exported by default)

SEE ALSO

Perl's umask builtin.

Umask::Local.

Other modules with the same concept: File::chdir, Locale::Tie.

HOMEPAGE

Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/File-umask.

SOURCE

Source repository is at https://github.com/sharyanto/perl-File-umask.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=File-umask

When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.

AUTHOR

Steven Haryanto <stevenharyanto@gmail.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2014 by Steven Haryanto.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.