Modify File Permissions with chmod

chmod 777 I'm trying to change the permissions of temp_dir to 777. Why are these commands not accomplishing that? I'm using Linux by the way.. chmod 777 -R .* ..[!.]* Bash has this command. shopt -s dotglob to also include hidden files in commands (shopt -u dotglob to disable that behaviour) if you want to stick to

top1toto 777, The reason 777 is bad is because other gives permissions to anyone who has access to your computer: for example, if you're hacked, the hacker.