Examples

   1.$ SET DEFAULT [TANNER]

     The SET DEFAULT command in this example changes the default
     directory to [TANNER]. The default disk device does not change.

   2.$ SET DEFAULT $FLOPPY1:[MOREAU.MEMOS]

     The SET DEFAULT command in this example sets your default to
     the MOREAU.MEMOS subdirectory on $FLOPPY1.

   3.$ SET DEFAULT $FLOPPY1:

     The SET DEFAULT command in this example sets the default device
     to $FLOPPY1. The directory name does not change.

   4.$ SET DEFAULT [-]

     The SET DEFAULT command in this example changes the default
     directory to the parent directory of the one you are
     currently in. For example, if the current directory is
     $FLOPPY1:[NIELSEN.MEMOS], this command sets your default to
     $FLOPPY1:[NIELSEN]. If you are in $FLOPPY1:[NIELSEN], this
     command sets your default to the master directory on the disk-
     $FLOPPY1:[000000].

   5.$ SAVEDEF = F$ENVIRONMENT("DEFAULT")
     $ SET DEFAULT [122001.ZAMORA.APP10]
         .
         .
         .
     $ SET DEFAULT  'SAVEDEF'

     The command procedure in this example uses the F$ENVIRONMENT
     lexical function to save the current default directory in
     the symbol named SAVEDEF. The SET DEFAULT command changes
     the default directory 122001.ZAMORA.APP10. Later, the symbol
     SAVEDEF is used to restore the original default directory.

   6.$ SHOW DEFAULT
     WORK:[TOP]
     $ DEFINE X WORK:[TOP.SUB1],WORK:[TOP.SUB2]
     $ SET DEFAULT X
     $ SHOW DEFAULT
     X:[TOP]
      =   WORK:[TOP.SUB1]
      =   WORK:[TOP.SUB2]
     $ DIRECTORY

     Directory WORK:[TOP.SUB1]

     KUDOS.TMP;1

     Total of 1 file.

     Directory WORK:[TOP.SUB2]

     KUDOS.TMP;1

     Total of 1 file.

     Grand total of 2 directories, 2 files.
     $ DIRECTORY []

     Directory WORK:[TOP]

     KUDOS.TMP;1           NETSERVER.LOG;2

     Total of 2 files.

     In this example, the default directory is WORK:[TOP]. X is then
     defined to be a search list consisting of two subdirectories.
     When the SET DEFAULT X command is entered, the search list (X)
     is equated with the logical name SYS$DISK and is entered into
     the disk field. The subsequent SHOW DEFAULT command shows both
     the search list and the current default directory, followed by
     the expanded search list.

     If a DIRECTORY command is entered, the directories searched are
     those contained in the logical name X; however, if the current
     default directory specification ([]) is explicitly entered, the
     current default directory, rather than SYS$DISK, is searched.

   7.$SET PROCESS/PARSE_STYLE=EXTENDED
     $SET DEFAULT WORK:[11,1,0]
     $SHOW DEFAULT
     WORK:[11,1,0]
     $DIRECTORY

     Directory WORK:[11,1,0]

     X.X;1

     Total of 1 file.

     On Alpha systems, the SET DEFAULT command in this example uses
     a directory ID (DID) in the directory specification.

8.$SET PROCESS/PARSE_STYLE=EXTENDED
$SET DEFAULT -
WORK:[.LONG_DIRECTORY_NAME_AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]
$SET DEFAULT -
WORK:[.LONG_SUBDIRECTORY_NAME_BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB]
$SET DEFAULT -
WORK:[.LONG_SUBDIRECTORY_NAME_CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC]
$SET DEFAULT -
WORK:[.LONG_SUBDIRECTORY_NAME_DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD]
$SET DEFAULT -
WORK:[.LONG_SUBDIRECTORY_NAME_EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE]
$SHOW DEFAULT
MDA0:[15,1,0]
$SET DEFAULT [-]
%RMS-F-DIR, error in directory name
$SET DEFAULT [.TEST]
$SHOW DEFAULT
MDA0:[15,1,0.TEST]

On Alpha systems, because the total length of the default
directory string would exceed 255 characters in this example, a
Directory ID is used in the directory specification. When the
default directory string is replaced with a Directory ID, it is
not possible to use the minus sign to specify the next higher
directory.