Chmod 777 to a folder and all contents [duplicate]

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 foldername will give read, write, and execute permissions for everyone. chmod 700 foldername will give read, write, and execute

st 777 bet, If you are going for a console command it would be: chmod -R 777 store. The -R.