[starlight] /tmp > mkdir example
[starlight] /tmp > ls -ld example
drwxr-xr-x 2 oxyd wheel 512 Jul 14 17:15 example % Notice that permissions are 755 initially.
[starlight] /tmp > chmod 777 example
[starlight] /tmp > ls -ld example
drwxrwxrwx 2 oxyd wheel 512 Jul 14 17:15 example % And now it's 777, as desired.
[starlight] /tmp >