Clarify umask option description. From Reuben Thomas.

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Todd C. Miller
2010-12-21 10:23:45 -05:00
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@@ -1097,11 +1097,11 @@ own timestamps via C<sudo -v> and C<sudo -k> respectively.
Umask to use when running the command. Negate this option or set Umask to use when running the command. Negate this option or set
it to 0777 to preserve the user's umask. The actual umask that is it to 0777 to preserve the user's umask. The actual umask that is
used will be the union of the user's umask and C<@sudo_umask@>. used will be the union of the user's umask and the value of the
This guarantees that B<sudo> never lowers the umask when running a I<umask> option, which defaults to C<@sudo_umask@>. This guarantees
command. Note on systems that use PAM, the default PAM configuration that B<sudo> never lowers the umask when running a command. Note
may specify its own umask which will override the value set in on systems that use PAM, the default PAM configuration may specify
I<sudoers>. its own umask which will override the value set in I<sudoers>.
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