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mkdir.2: Wording fixes + point reader at stat(2) for explanation of file mode 

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2015-04-21 14:22:10 +02:00
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@ -51,11 +51,12 @@ attempts to create a directory named
The argument
.I mode
specifies the permissions to use.
specifies the file mode for the new directory (see
.BR stat (2)).
It is modified by the process's
.I umask
in the usual way: in the absence of a default ACL, the permissions of the
created directory are
in the usual way: in the absence of a default ACL, the mode of the
created directory is
.RI ( mode " & ~" umask " & 0777)."
Other mode bits of the created directory depend on the operating system.
For Linux, see below.