Assuming a umask of 022, what are the default permissions in octal mode of the...

The umask command in BSD is used to set default permissions for files or directories the user creates1. The umask value is permissions to deny, taken off whatever permissions would be given by default2. The default permission values for files are 666 (rw-rw-rw-), meaning read and write for user, group, and others3. The umask value of 022 means that the permissions to deny are 022 (—w–w-), meaning write for group and others. To calculate the default permissions for newly created files, we need to subtractthe umask value from the default permission value, using bitwise AND operation4. For example:

666 - 022 = 644 rw-rw-rw- - —w–w- = rw-r–r–

Therefore, the default permissions for newly created files with a umask of 022 are 644 (rw-r–r–), meaning read and write for user, and read for group and others.

References: 1: Umask command in Linux with examples - GeeksforGeeks 2: Different permission between directory and file with ‘umask’ - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange 3: Default File Permissions (umask) - docs.oracle.com 4: What is Umask and How to Use It {Update Default Linux File Permissions} - phoenixNAP KB