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A '''default directory''' is the working [[Directory|directory]] of the user, the directory that the system uses in [[File specification|file specifications]] when no directory is specified. When a user logs in, their default directory is the directory specified in the user's [[User record|SYSUAF record]].

=Example=
Consider the following command:
$ TYPE REPORT.LIS;257
The directory specification for REPORT.LIS;257 is omitted. The system will look for the file in the current default directory:
$ SHOW DEFAULT
DKA0:[00000]
If the file is not found in that directory, a RMS-E-FNF error will be displayed:
%TYPE-W-SEARCHFAIL, error searching for DKA0:[000000]REPORT.LIS;257
-RMS-E-FNF, file not found

=Managing the default directory=
To display your current default directory, use the SHOW DEFAULT command. To set a different default directory, use the SET DEFAULT command. Note that any directory can be set as default, including nonexistent directories and directories which your process may not access; no error message will be displayed by SET DEFAULT.

=Default device and default directory=
If only the directory is specified with the SET DEFAULT command, the former device will be used. Sometimes this leads to unexpected errors, especially if [[Rooted logical name|rooted logicals]] are used:
<nowiki>
$ show def
SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]
= SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]
= SYS$COMMON:[SYSMGR]
$ set def dka0:
$ show def
DKA0:[SYSMGR]
%DCL-I-INVDEF, DKA0:[SYSMGR] does not exist
</nowiki>
To avoid this, use the complete directory specification with the SET DEFAULT command. If you need to access the [[Master file directory|master file directory]] on a volume, specify [000000].

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