Index: trunk/tools/runchipimfile.pl
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--- trunk/tools/runchipimfile.pl	(revision 33066)
+++ trunk/tools/runchipimfile.pl	(revision 33067)
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
 
 my $dbname = "gpc1";
-my ($chip_id, $class_id, $threads, $update, $redirect, $pretend, $save_temps);
+my ($chip_id, $class_id, $threads, $update, $redirect, $pretend, $save_temps, $outdir);
 
 my $zaplog;
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@
     'zaplog'            => \$zaplog,
     'redirect-output'   => \$redirect,
+    'outdir=s'          => \$outdir,
     'update'            => \$update,
     'dbname=s'          => \$dbname,
@@ -73,4 +74,9 @@
 } else {
     die "unexpected chipRun.state found: $state\n";
+}
+
+if ($outdir) {
+    my $base = basename($path_base);
+    $path_base = "$outdir/$base";
 }