chmod drama

[Kolusion]

If I:
chmod 740 Documents/
Documents/ = drwxr-----

If I:
chmod 750 Documents/
Documents/ = drwxr-x---

How does that work?

I want to achieve drwxrw----

[devils casper]

First digit is for User, second is for Group and third is for Others.
Following is access rights for each digit.

7     full
6     read and write
5     read and execute
4     read only
3     write and execute
2     write only
1     execute only
0     none

750 means : 7 - full access (rwx) to User, 5 - read and execute (r-x) access to Group and 0 - no access (---) to Others.
Try to decipher 740 yourself.

I would suggest you to check manual of chmod command.

[Kolusion]

From my experience, Linux manuals are written to cater for the womanless losers that have spent half their life on SourceForge. I am not one of those users, so I like things explained simple.
Your explanation did exactly that, far better than the manual could do for me, hence why I come to forums for help.

Thanks!

[devils casper]

so I like things explained simple.

Check Linuxcommand.org. Its one of the best site for basic linux commands, imho.

[linuxwin2]

$ ls -l 
drwxr-xr-x

the permission are writed on 10 characters
----------
1/
d = directory
- = regular file
l = symbolic link
s = Unix domain socket
p = named pipe
c = character device file
b = block device file

2/ (read for owner) [2^2=4]
r = read permission
- = no permission
3/(write for owner)[2^1=2]
w = write permission
- = no permission
4/(execute for owner)[2^0=1]
x = execute permission
- = no permission
5/(read for group) [2^2=4]
r = read permission
- = no permission
6/(write for group) [2^1=2]
w = write permission
- = no permission
7/(execute for group) [2^0=1]
x = execute permission
- = no permission
8/(read for others) [2^2=4]
r = read permission
- = no permission
9/(write for others) [2^1=2]
w = write permission
- = no permission
10/(execute for others) [2^0=1]
x = execute permission
- = no permission

===>
drwxr-xr-x == 755