.htaccess File Options -Indexes on Subdirectories

Question

I have the following .htaccess line, simple no indexes on root.

Options -Indexes

What do we add so it propagates to any sub directory inste

Answer 1

The correct answer is

Options -Indexes

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AllowOverride All

https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/htaccess.html

.htaccess files (or "distributed configuration files") provide a way to make configuration changes on a per-directory basis. A file, containing one or more configuration directives, is placed in a particular document directory, and the directives apply to that directory, and all subdirectories thereof.