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- SET NEW-FILE-MODE [number] - define the file mode for new files
- Usually: 600
-
- The NEW-FILE-MODE variable defines the file mode, as an octal number
- (absolute value), for new files created by MM. Commands such as COPY
- and MOVE, LIST, and WRITE, among others, may create new files.
-
- The usual mode, 600, gives a high level of protection, read/write by owner
- (you) only. This mode is shown symbolically as -rw------- when the
- file is listed by the "ls -l" command.
-
- For information on file modes, including use of octal values, type
- "!man chmod" at any MM prompt, or "man chmod" at the shell prompt.
-
- For more help, type "help" and one of the following:
- (at any prompt:) save-init set show
-