Show HN: boxxy – Control where Linux programs put files, without symlinks

Re:Show HN: boxxy – Control where Linux programs put files, ... by Jorengarenar on Sunday February 12, 2023 @04:01PM (#34766893)

Firefox

  # Save shell wrapper as '~/.local/bin/firefox'

  { while kill -0 $$ 2> /dev/null; do rm -rf $HOME/.mozilla; done; } &
  /bin/firefox --profile $XDG_DATA_HOME/firefox $@

NPM

  # set env variable
  export NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/npm/npmrc

  # and in npmrc:
  prefix=${XDG_DATA_HOME}/npm
  cache=${XDG_CACHE_HOME}/npm
  tmp=${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/npm
  init-module=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/npm/config/npm-init.js

Steam

  Steam actually creates only symlinks for backward
  compatibility as some games (may) expect them in $HOME.
  You can safely launch it with modified HOME variable:
    $ HOME="$XDG_DATA_HOME/Steam" steam
  (and/or put it into a wrapper script like with Firefox)

Vim

  I don't know how it's with SpaceVim,
  but with regular vimrc you can make it follow the spec:
    https://blog.joren.ga/vim-xdg

w3m

  export W3M_DIR="$XDG_DATA_HOME/w3m"

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Re:Show HN: boxxy – Control where Linux programs put files, ... by doodlesdev on Sunday February 12, 2023 @06:40PM (#34768412)

What the hell you may have just changed my life. The NPM one I was aware of through xdg-ninja but last time I tried it didn't work because I also use nvm which doesn't support that, honestly not an issue with NPM, I should've noted in the comment. The Steam one however is a total life-changer, if I ever find you in the street someday remember me I owe you a beer (or some non-alcoholic beverage of your preference).

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