Manual: grub-set-default

GRUB-SET-DEFAULT(8)			       System Administration Utilities				 GRUB-SET-DEFAULT(8)

NAME
       grub-set-default - set the saved default boot entry for GRUB

SYNOPSIS
       grub-set-default [OPTION] MENU_ENTRY

DESCRIPTION
       Set the default boot menu entry for GRUB.  This requires setting GRUB_DEFAULT=saved in /etc/default/grub.

       -h, --help
	      print this message and exit

       -V, --version
	      print the version information and exit

       --boot-directory=DIR
	      expect GRUB images under the directory DIR/grub instead of the /boot/grub directory

       MENU_ENTRY is a number, a menu item title or a menu item identifier.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to .

SEE ALSO
       grub-reboot(8), grub-editenv(1)

       The full documentation for grub-set-default is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and grub-set-default pro‐
       grams are properly installed at your site, the command

	      info grub-set-default

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GRUB 2.14-2ubuntu2					 March 2026					 GRUB-SET-DEFAULT(8)