how change index file as default in .htaccess

hello,

i know we are not only limited to have index.html or index.php
how can we change if from .htaccess?

instead of reading first the index.html i want it to read page1.html as default by not using any redirection script

 

Googling before asking will help
http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess6.shtml

 

refer this link

http://www.isitebuild.com/301-redirect.htm

enjoy

 

DirectoryIndex page1.html