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open.2: Minor wording fixes 

Add some paragraph breaks to the discussion of 'mode' to make
the details a bit easier to read.

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2020-07-24 13:16:16 +02:00
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@ -303,12 +303,16 @@ nor
is specified, then is specified, then
.I mode .I mode
is ignored. is ignored.
.IP
The effective mode is modified by the process's The effective mode is modified by the process's
.I umask .I umask
in the usual way: in the absence of a default ACL, the mode of the in the usual way: in the absence of a default ACL, the mode of the
created file is created file is
.IR "(mode\ &\ ~umask)" . .IR "(mode\ &\ ~umask)" .
Note that this mode applies only to future accesses of the .IP
Note that
.I mode
applies only to future accesses of the
newly created file; the newly created file; the
.BR open () .BR open ()
call that creates a read-only file may well return a read/write call that creates a read-only file may well return a read/write