diff --git a/src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts b/src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts
index ba798525e7d..88d0f2d857f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/commandLineParser.ts
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ namespace ts {
             category: Diagnostics.Projects,
             transpileOptionValue: undefined,
             defaultValueDescription: ".tsbuildinfo",
-            description: Diagnostics.Specify_the_folder_for_tsbuildinfo_incremental_compilation_files,
+            description: Diagnostics.Specify_the_path_to_tsbuildinfo_incremental_compilation_file,
         },
         {
             name: "removeComments",
@@ -3635,7 +3635,8 @@ namespace ts {
             case "boolean":
                 return true;
             case "string":
-                return option.isFilePath ? "./" : "";
+                const defaultValue = option.defaultValueDescription;
+                return option.isFilePath ? `./${defaultValue && typeof defaultValue === "string" ? defaultValue : ""}` : "";
             case "list":
                 return [];
             case "object":
diff --git a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
index affe89f5b2c..d1155e94424 100644
--- a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
+++ b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
@@ -5693,7 +5693,7 @@
         "category": "Message",
         "code": 6706
     },
-    "Specify the folder for .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation files.": {
+    "Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file.": {
         "category": "Message",
         "code": 6707
     },
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Default initialized TSConfig/tsconfig.json b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Default initialized TSConfig/tsconfig.json
index e477a6d2d0f..cbb0ee6006b 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Default initialized TSConfig/tsconfig.json	
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Default initialized TSConfig/tsconfig.json	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     /* Projects */
     // "incremental": true,                              /* Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. */
     // "composite": true,                                /* Enable constraints that allow a TypeScript project to be used with project references. */
-    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./",                          /* Specify the folder for .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation files. */
+    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",              /* Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file. */
     // "disableSourceOfProjectReferenceRedirect": true,  /* Disable preferring source files instead of declaration files when referencing composite projects. */
     // "disableSolutionSearching": true,                 /* Opt a project out of multi-project reference checking when editing. */
     // "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,             /* Reduce the number of projects loaded automatically by TypeScript. */
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with advanced options/tsconfig.json b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with advanced options/tsconfig.json
index 79809e53b7f..86ed001f09e 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with advanced options/tsconfig.json	
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with advanced options/tsconfig.json	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     /* Projects */
     // "incremental": true,                              /* Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. */
     // "composite": true,                                /* Enable constraints that allow a TypeScript project to be used with project references. */
-    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./",                          /* Specify the folder for .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation files. */
+    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",              /* Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file. */
     // "disableSourceOfProjectReferenceRedirect": true,  /* Disable preferring source files instead of declaration files when referencing composite projects. */
     // "disableSolutionSearching": true,                 /* Opt a project out of multi-project reference checking when editing. */
     // "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,             /* Reduce the number of projects loaded automatically by TypeScript. */
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with boolean value compiler options/tsconfig.json b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with boolean value compiler options/tsconfig.json
index ec639ce04b5..389fcc9ae57 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with boolean value compiler options/tsconfig.json	
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with boolean value compiler options/tsconfig.json	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     /* Projects */
     // "incremental": true,                              /* Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. */
     // "composite": true,                                /* Enable constraints that allow a TypeScript project to be used with project references. */
-    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./",                          /* Specify the folder for .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation files. */
+    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",              /* Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file. */
     // "disableSourceOfProjectReferenceRedirect": true,  /* Disable preferring source files instead of declaration files when referencing composite projects. */
     // "disableSolutionSearching": true,                 /* Opt a project out of multi-project reference checking when editing. */
     // "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,             /* Reduce the number of projects loaded automatically by TypeScript. */
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with enum value compiler options/tsconfig.json b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with enum value compiler options/tsconfig.json
index 0870344d037..e6093373399 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with enum value compiler options/tsconfig.json	
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with enum value compiler options/tsconfig.json	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     /* Projects */
     // "incremental": true,                              /* Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. */
     // "composite": true,                                /* Enable constraints that allow a TypeScript project to be used with project references. */
-    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./",                          /* Specify the folder for .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation files. */
+    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",              /* Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file. */
     // "disableSourceOfProjectReferenceRedirect": true,  /* Disable preferring source files instead of declaration files when referencing composite projects. */
     // "disableSolutionSearching": true,                 /* Opt a project out of multi-project reference checking when editing. */
     // "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,             /* Reduce the number of projects loaded automatically by TypeScript. */
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with files options/tsconfig.json b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with files options/tsconfig.json
index eb7b0a8f38d..2e4c6821205 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with files options/tsconfig.json	
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with files options/tsconfig.json	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     /* Projects */
     // "incremental": true,                              /* Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. */
     // "composite": true,                                /* Enable constraints that allow a TypeScript project to be used with project references. */
-    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./",                          /* Specify the folder for .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation files. */
+    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",              /* Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file. */
     // "disableSourceOfProjectReferenceRedirect": true,  /* Disable preferring source files instead of declaration files when referencing composite projects. */
     // "disableSolutionSearching": true,                 /* Opt a project out of multi-project reference checking when editing. */
     // "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,             /* Reduce the number of projects loaded automatically by TypeScript. */
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with incorrect compiler option value/tsconfig.json b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with incorrect compiler option value/tsconfig.json
index 8ebd3a89cb7..28793103db7 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with incorrect compiler option value/tsconfig.json	
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with incorrect compiler option value/tsconfig.json	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     /* Projects */
     // "incremental": true,                              /* Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. */
     // "composite": true,                                /* Enable constraints that allow a TypeScript project to be used with project references. */
-    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./",                          /* Specify the folder for .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation files. */
+    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",              /* Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file. */
     // "disableSourceOfProjectReferenceRedirect": true,  /* Disable preferring source files instead of declaration files when referencing composite projects. */
     // "disableSolutionSearching": true,                 /* Opt a project out of multi-project reference checking when editing. */
     // "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,             /* Reduce the number of projects loaded automatically by TypeScript. */
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with incorrect compiler option/tsconfig.json b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with incorrect compiler option/tsconfig.json
index e477a6d2d0f..cbb0ee6006b 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with incorrect compiler option/tsconfig.json	
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with incorrect compiler option/tsconfig.json	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     /* Projects */
     // "incremental": true,                              /* Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. */
     // "composite": true,                                /* Enable constraints that allow a TypeScript project to be used with project references. */
-    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./",                          /* Specify the folder for .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation files. */
+    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",              /* Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file. */
     // "disableSourceOfProjectReferenceRedirect": true,  /* Disable preferring source files instead of declaration files when referencing composite projects. */
     // "disableSolutionSearching": true,                 /* Opt a project out of multi-project reference checking when editing. */
     // "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,             /* Reduce the number of projects loaded automatically by TypeScript. */
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with list compiler options with enum value/tsconfig.json b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with list compiler options with enum value/tsconfig.json
index 89fa7a41f98..1be4be4310f 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with list compiler options with enum value/tsconfig.json	
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with list compiler options with enum value/tsconfig.json	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     /* Projects */
     // "incremental": true,                              /* Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. */
     // "composite": true,                                /* Enable constraints that allow a TypeScript project to be used with project references. */
-    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./",                          /* Specify the folder for .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation files. */
+    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",              /* Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file. */
     // "disableSourceOfProjectReferenceRedirect": true,  /* Disable preferring source files instead of declaration files when referencing composite projects. */
     // "disableSolutionSearching": true,                 /* Opt a project out of multi-project reference checking when editing. */
     // "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,             /* Reduce the number of projects loaded automatically by TypeScript. */
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with list compiler options/tsconfig.json b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with list compiler options/tsconfig.json
index 0d26d725aab..cf719724a9b 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with list compiler options/tsconfig.json	
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tsConfig/Initialized TSConfig with list compiler options/tsconfig.json	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     /* Projects */
     // "incremental": true,                              /* Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. */
     // "composite": true,                                /* Enable constraints that allow a TypeScript project to be used with project references. */
-    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./",                          /* Specify the folder for .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation files. */
+    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",              /* Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file. */
     // "disableSourceOfProjectReferenceRedirect": true,  /* Disable preferring source files instead of declaration files when referencing composite projects. */
     // "disableSolutionSearching": true,                 /* Opt a project out of multi-project reference checking when editing. */
     // "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,             /* Reduce the number of projects loaded automatically by TypeScript. */
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/declarationDir-is-specified.js b/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/declarationDir-is-specified.js
index 6726890d7f2..999ad0d42f9 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/declarationDir-is-specified.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/declarationDir-is-specified.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ interface Array<T> { length: number; [n: number]: T; }
     /* Projects */
     // "incremental": true,                              /* Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. */
     // "composite": true,                                /* Enable constraints that allow a TypeScript project to be used with project references. */
-    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./",                          /* Specify the folder for .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation files. */
+    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",              /* Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file. */
     // "disableSourceOfProjectReferenceRedirect": true,  /* Disable preferring source files instead of declaration files when referencing composite projects. */
     // "disableSolutionSearching": true,                 /* Opt a project out of multi-project reference checking when editing. */
     // "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,             /* Reduce the number of projects loaded automatically by TypeScript. */
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/when-outDir-and-declarationDir-is-specified.js b/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/when-outDir-and-declarationDir-is-specified.js
index 4eb22035026..1ded750e98a 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/when-outDir-and-declarationDir-is-specified.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/when-outDir-and-declarationDir-is-specified.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ interface Array<T> { length: number; [n: number]: T; }
     /* Projects */
     // "incremental": true,                              /* Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. */
     // "composite": true,                                /* Enable constraints that allow a TypeScript project to be used with project references. */
-    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./",                          /* Specify the folder for .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation files. */
+    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",              /* Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file. */
     // "disableSourceOfProjectReferenceRedirect": true,  /* Disable preferring source files instead of declaration files when referencing composite projects. */
     // "disableSolutionSearching": true,                 /* Opt a project out of multi-project reference checking when editing. */
     // "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,             /* Reduce the number of projects loaded automatically by TypeScript. */
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/when-outDir-is-specified.js b/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/when-outDir-is-specified.js
index bb93a691e97..4fc52ed5c18 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/when-outDir-is-specified.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/when-outDir-is-specified.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ interface Array<T> { length: number; [n: number]: T; }
     /* Projects */
     // "incremental": true,                              /* Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. */
     // "composite": true,                                /* Enable constraints that allow a TypeScript project to be used with project references. */
-    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./",                          /* Specify the folder for .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation files. */
+    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",              /* Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file. */
     // "disableSourceOfProjectReferenceRedirect": true,  /* Disable preferring source files instead of declaration files when referencing composite projects. */
     // "disableSolutionSearching": true,                 /* Opt a project out of multi-project reference checking when editing. */
     // "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,             /* Reduce the number of projects loaded automatically by TypeScript. */
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/with-outFile.js b/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/with-outFile.js
index bcfb9f12b5a..cf62b7b0e53 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/with-outFile.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/with-outFile.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ interface Array<T> { length: number; [n: number]: T; }
     /* Projects */
     // "incremental": true,                              /* Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. */
     // "composite": true,                                /* Enable constraints that allow a TypeScript project to be used with project references. */
-    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./",                          /* Specify the folder for .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation files. */
+    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",              /* Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file. */
     // "disableSourceOfProjectReferenceRedirect": true,  /* Disable preferring source files instead of declaration files when referencing composite projects. */
     // "disableSolutionSearching": true,                 /* Opt a project out of multi-project reference checking when editing. */
     // "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,             /* Reduce the number of projects loaded automatically by TypeScript. */
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/without-outDir-or-outFile-is-specified-with-declaration-enabled.js b/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/without-outDir-or-outFile-is-specified-with-declaration-enabled.js
index c123aec942b..0894634ccac 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/without-outDir-or-outFile-is-specified-with-declaration-enabled.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/without-outDir-or-outFile-is-specified-with-declaration-enabled.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ interface Array<T> { length: number; [n: number]: T; }
     /* Projects */
     // "incremental": true,                              /* Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. */
     // "composite": true,                                /* Enable constraints that allow a TypeScript project to be used with project references. */
-    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./",                          /* Specify the folder for .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation files. */
+    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",              /* Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file. */
     // "disableSourceOfProjectReferenceRedirect": true,  /* Disable preferring source files instead of declaration files when referencing composite projects. */
     // "disableSolutionSearching": true,                 /* Opt a project out of multi-project reference checking when editing. */
     // "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,             /* Reduce the number of projects loaded automatically by TypeScript. */
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/without-outDir-or-outFile-is-specified.js b/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/without-outDir-or-outFile-is-specified.js
index 346ddcce15a..e417e3ce35c 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/without-outDir-or-outFile-is-specified.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/should-not-trigger-recompilation-because-of-program-emit/without-outDir-or-outFile-is-specified.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ interface Array<T> { length: number; [n: number]: T; }
     /* Projects */
     // "incremental": true,                              /* Save .tsbuildinfo files to allow for incremental compilation of projects. */
     // "composite": true,                                /* Enable constraints that allow a TypeScript project to be used with project references. */
-    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./",                          /* Specify the folder for .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation files. */
+    // "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",              /* Specify the path to .tsbuildinfo incremental compilation file. */
     // "disableSourceOfProjectReferenceRedirect": true,  /* Disable preferring source files instead of declaration files when referencing composite projects. */
     // "disableSolutionSearching": true,                 /* Opt a project out of multi-project reference checking when editing. */
     // "disableReferencedProjectLoad": true,             /* Reduce the number of projects loaded automatically by TypeScript. */