From cce679248fae7ef14ba0aa86b3f984f2736cec10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Helfman <witten@torsion.org>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 14:57:43 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify "umask" option semantics in regards to integer and
 octal (#1305).

---
 borgmatic/config/schema.yaml | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml b/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml
index f0fc45e4..09f014b2 100644
--- a/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml
+++ b/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml
@@ -489,6 +489,9 @@ properties:
         description: |
             Umask used for when executing Borg or calling hooks. Defaults to
             0077 for Borg or the umask that borgmatic is run with for hooks.
+            Even though this value is a YAML integer, borgmatic interprets it as
+            octal. YAML's "0o"-prefixed octal notation is not currently
+            supported.
         example: 0077
     lock_wait:
         type: integer