# default-env `default_env!` is a macro like [`env!`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/macro.env.html) that returns a default value if the environment variable is not found. Unlike [`option_env!`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/macro.option_env.html), the output of `default_env!` can be used in macros (because who doesn't love macros in their macros?). ## Example ```rust macro_rules! long_str { () => { concat!( "Hello, ", default_env!("USER", "anonymous user"), ".", "Today is ", default_env!("WEEKDAY", compile_error!("You exist in a land beyond time.")) ) } } ```