# Cannot find statement of Cmake documentation where module path is
**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cannot-find-statement-of-cmake-documentation-where-module-path-is/2914
**Category:** Usage
**Created:** [March 8, 2021, 3:07am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cannot-find-statement-of-cmake-documentation-where-module-path-is/2914 "2021-03-08T03:07:17Z")
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### Author:  [@abd](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/abd)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 3:07am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cannot-find-statement-of-cmake-documentation-where-module-path-is/2914/1 "2021-03-08T03:07:18Z")
Cannot find definite statement of Cmake documentation/manual that clearly state what the default of module if find\_package() is used, and just found CMAKE\_MODULE\_PATH is empty.
But on investigating it looks like its on dir. where CmakeList.txt is, under cmake dir.
If it’s really the default why it’s not being stated distinctly
(this case on my book: Professional CMake A PRACTICAL GUIDE) ?
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### Author:  [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cannot-find-statement-of-cmake-documentation-where-module-path-is/2914/2 "2021-03-08T22:01:51Z")
Hmm, that seems like odd behavior. Does `--debug-find` help to show what might be going on at least? What is missing from [this documentation](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/command/find_package.html#search-procedure)?
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### Author:  [@abd](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/abd)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cannot-find-statement-of-cmake-documentation-where-module-path-is/2914/3 "2021-03-10T02:03:12Z")
SO SORRY
I overlooked, now just found it, yes there’s an assignment for it
`list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH .........`