---
name: "grub-set-default"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "grub-legacy"
version: "0.97-77"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/grub-set-default"
---

# grub-set-default(1)

Set the default boot entry for GRUB

## NAME

grub-set-default - Set the default boot entry for GRUB

## SYNOPSIS

**grub-set-default** \[*OPTION*\] entry

## DESCRIPTION

Set the default boot entry for GRUB.

- **-h, --help**

  **print this message and exit**

- **-v, --version**

  print the version information and exit

- **--root-directory=DIR**

  Use the directory DIR instead of the root directory

- ENTRY is a number (counting from 0) or the special keyword \`default´.

  ## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bug-grub@gnu.org\>

## SEE ALSO

[**grub**(8)](/grub/8.md), [**update-grub**(8)](/update-grub/8.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Patrick Schoenfeld \<schoenfeld@in-medias-res.com\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).