-export XDG_DATA_HOME="$HOME/share"
-export XDG_DATA_DIRS="$HOME/.local/share:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/"
-export XDG_CACHE_HOME="$HOME/tmp"
+export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=~/etc
+export XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=~/.config:/etc/xdg
+export XDG_DATA_HOME=~/share
+export XDG_DATA_DIRS=~/.local/share:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/
+export XDG_CACHE_HOME=~/tmp