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One trick I use when trying to see where in $HOME a program creates files is to create a new user with an empty $HOME, run the program and then see what files w
by hiccuphippo 8y ago
One trick I use when trying to see where in $HOME a program creates files is to create a new user with an empty $HOME, run the program and then see what files were created. If it's a GUI program, give it permission to run from your regular user with xhost so you don't need to login through the desktop manager.
- MayeulC 8y agowell, I usually do something alike, though just by changing the environment variable: HOME=$HOME/tmp myprogram. Symlinking the .Xauthority file (if using X) works quite well. I actually always run that way most applications that do not fully adhere to the XDG base dir specification.