Restricting access to a web directory using .htaccess

I want to restrict access to cer开发者_如何学Pythontain web directories in my website using .htaccess file. I know one way using order allow,deny deny from all But it restricts only the first directory. It doesn't work for the remaining ones. Please help

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You are wrong, using deny from all also applies to subdirectories.

_{i.e. unless there is another .htaccess inside the other sub directories that allows the access}

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Options -Indexes add this line at the top of the .htaccess file