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@item @code{sandbox} (default: @code{#t})
Specifies whether builds are sandboxed by default.
+@item @code{build-directory} (default: @code{"/tmp"})
+The directory where build directory are stored during builds.
+This is useful to change if, for example, the default location does not
+have enough space to hold build trees for big packages.
+
+This is similar to setting the @env{TMPDIR} environment variable for
+@command{guix-daemon}. @ref{Build Environment Setup, @env{TMPDIR}},
+for more info.
+
@item @code{build-sandbox-items} (default: @code{'()})
This is a list of strings or objects appended to the
@code{build-sandbox-items} field of the configuration file.