Ubuntu Servers :: Enable The Rewrite Module In Apache To Enabled The Module?

I'm trying to enable the rewrite module in apache, to enabled the module I followed the last entry in the fist page this thread:[URL]...When I restart the apache all works fine, so I supose it's enabled

Now I create .htaccess in my apache folder (/home/user/apache), and I write this:

Code:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^link([^/]*).html$ test.php?link=$1 [L]
And I try to execute this: ./.htaccess, I have this mistakes:
Code:
./.htaccess: 1: RewriteEngine: not found
./.htaccess: 2: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
What are I doing wrong?