How to block access to files through .htaccess?

Question

htaccess

It is required from time to time to close access to some files lying on the server. Mentions of these files will be automatically recorded in .htaccess, which lies at the root of the site:

<Files file.ext>
  deny from all
</Files>

Question: how to correctly specify the path to a file that is somewhere in a subdirectory (catalog/catalog/file.ext)?

Answer 1

It is possible that AllowOverride None is specified in the host setting - then there is no sense from .htaccess.