<refentry id="base.dir"><refmeta><refentrytitle>base.dir</refentrytitle></refmeta><refnamediv><refname>base.dir</refname><refpurpose>The base directory of chunks</refpurpose></refnamediv><refsynopsisdiv><src:fragment id='base.dir.frag'><xsl:param name="base.dir" select="''"/></src:fragment></refsynopsisdiv><refsect1><title>Description</title><para>If specified, the <literal>base.dir</literal> identifiesthe output directory for chunks. (If not specified, the output directoryis system dependent.)</para></refsect1></refentry>