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@node default
@subsection default
If this variable is set, it identifies a menu entry that should be selected
by default, possibly after a timeout (@pxref{timeout}). The entry may be
identified by number or by id.
If this variable is set, it identifies a menu entry that should be
selected by default, possibly after a timeout (@pxref{timeout}). The
entry may be identified by number (starting from 0 at each level of
the hierarchy), by title, or by id.
For example, if you have:
@ -3236,24 +3237,26 @@ then you can make this the default using:
default=example-gnu-linux
@end example
If the entry is in a submenu, then it must be identified using the titles of
each of the submenus starting from the top level followed by the number or
title of the menu entry itself, separated by @samp{>}. For example, take
the following menu structure:
If the entry is in a submenu, then it must be identified using the
number, title, or id of each of the submenus starting from the top
level, followed by the number, title, or id of the menu entry itself,
with each element separated by @samp{>}. For example, take the
following menu structure:
@example
Submenu 1
Menu Entry 1
Menu Entry 2
Submenu 2
Submenu 3
Menu Entry 3
Menu Entry 4
Menu Entry 5
GNU/Hurd --id gnu-hurd
Standard Boot --id=gnu-hurd-std
Rescue shell --id=gnu-hurd-rescue
Other platforms --id=other
Minix --id=minix
Version 3.4.0 --id=minix-3.4.0
Version 3.3.0 --id=minix-3.3.0
GRUB Invaders --id=grub-invaders
@end example
``Menu Entry 3'' would then be identified as
@samp{Submenu 2>Submenu 3>Menu Entry 3}.
The more recent release of Minix would then be identified as
@samp{Other platforms>Minix>Version 3.4.0}, or as @samp{1>0>0}, or as
@samp{other>minix>minix-3.4.0}.
This variable is often set by @samp{GRUB_DEFAULT} (@pxref{Simple
configuration}), @command{grub-set-default}, or @command{grub-reboot}.