From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26B2AC433DB for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:23:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0452661A06 for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:23:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S236643AbhCXPWy (ORCPT ); Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:22:54 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:33388 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S236637AbhCXPWm (ORCPT ); Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:22:42 -0400 Received: from mail-pj1-x1035.google.com (mail-pj1-x1035.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::1035]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4FE33C061763 for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:22:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-pj1-x1035.google.com with SMTP id j6-20020a17090adc86b02900cbfe6f2c96so1394157pjv.1 for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:22:42 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version; bh=KZa9wF111RGTyDw7tmdSAJGBLkVp0nOEFwvjWHpdoVo=; b=uATjWPDpoNBcrab5cp3U/twS5x4rKwXm2wW77EUJUugyoGHinHw1l27fTU6UrVAJ39 cRTNFboQJ7t40+Es7AlESw9pZlGa6GXibWZ6vG9gmfmzJIx6u0WCBY4BRNjgmwLjtLeN QwgWoHaBRLe594ZV+G035YR+8CR3AymWDvAg4sVyhW9agDgixJogV4NHCTPZZhRsvUk9 sVzTFs1mlRfXBf3CiS3zpaOv5mirwX3FtF1vwh9LlMgycwlDWbPUhzxKh60XcaxmrCCy xt2Ddu7tlaPH7x/W5FUMXq8ph/LFl72sjgATX2seDLrlAI2SuwxNgyQgJ0lud2RlfVqe Chxg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version; bh=KZa9wF111RGTyDw7tmdSAJGBLkVp0nOEFwvjWHpdoVo=; b=cNVanX+Y9QOhnT9+nPrld7yEZNIzTm8fdjZQMAArOkp04tTvu0S1qnZOUDGyETQl9B Yd9mFIhSXtI1m7lRHvue+dgAVuphebX5hQ1hY4AoyVhxE6NVnegyaYM8TjxhL4Dre7R6 GjLgWFcNOxhONyw9361dgo8AKoDrwjYJXQ8QD7tUWhiQT36MKv5QIviVbOr1+RM/ZerF sy8OkOHsgfRB2FCY4c56uIJMtCIBzrfjic6OB4ulWxwCJUgOKa3Py8uihdCvJXwceIdT Xz/Uelt2vIoGtUcxNC/3dJ4veH7ITKCqoWFsPWYddgxZGSoRsoP4th79R2C0hvFFtDRn hn4g== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532SaTiZQ97hbGZ2ijv+zkbGeFsBQN276EoG9Lz1oSr7+jHj+6PK +g8UFPicJvvquzTBjDwcnJT6jGv1ow0= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwxcU4brVW6PSVCerdJUkKcmWZyvq5QXio4uFGhXZbFk9q81AnK9Myg2HyLsM1uOLpG2c6BEg== X-Received: by 2002:a17:90a:3cc6:: with SMTP id k6mr3989779pjd.212.1616599361723; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:22:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost ([43.230.65.204]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id f21sm2633001pfe.6.2021.03.24.08.22.40 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:22:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Utkarsh Singh To: linux-man@vger.kernel.org, alx.manpages@gmail.com, mtk.manpages@gmail.com Subject: umask.1p: Can we add a table for octal and symbolic notation? Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 20:54:54 +0530 Message-ID: <878s6cbmm1.fsf@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-man@vger.kernel.org Hi, The POSIX.1 standard man page for umask is a really well written document but lacks some notes for beginners. For example comparing umask.1p to I really liked how Wikipedia added table for showing octal digits in umask command to their corresponding action. Can we do a similar thing for umask.1p or how can I contact The Open Group to make changes into their manual? -- Utkarsh Singh