export HOME=... etc
pingo@localhost ~ $ set | grep pingo
E_IPC_SOCKET=/tmp/enlightenment-pingo/disp-:0.0-4550
HISTFILE=/home/pingo/.bash_history
HOME=/home/pingo/Desktop
MAIL=/var/mail/pingo
OLDPWD=/home/pingo/Desktop
PWD=/home/pingo/Desktop
XAUTHORITY=/home/pingo/.Xauthority
_=/home/pingo/.inkscape
pingo@localhost ~ $ ls /home/pingo/.inkscape
ls: cannot access /home/pingo/.inkscape: No such file or directory
pingo@localhost ~ $ inkscape
pingo@localhost ~ $ ls /home/pingo/.inkscape
extension-errors.log  extensions  icons  keys  palettes  preferences.xml  templates