diff --git a/dirs/dirs.go b/dirs/dirs.go
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+++ b/dirs/dirs.go
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+//    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+//    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+//    You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+//    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+//    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+//    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+//    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+//    limitations under the License.
+package dirs
+
+import (
+	"os/user"
+	"path"
+)
+
+var userHome string
+
+func UserHome() string {
+	if userHome == "" {
+		user, _ := user.Current()
+		if user != nil {
+			userHome = user.HomeDir
+		}
+	}
+	return userHome
+}
+
+func UserCache() string {
+	return path.Join(UserHome(), ".cache", "mconnect")
+}
+
+func UserConfig() string {
+	return path.Join(UserHome(), ".config", "mconnect")
+}
+
+func UserData() string {
+	return path.Join(UserHome(), ".local", "mconnect")
+}
diff --git a/dirs/dirs_test.go b/dirs/dirs_test.go
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+++ b/dirs/dirs_test.go
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+//    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+//    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+//    You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+//    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+//    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+//    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+//    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+//    limitations under the License.
+package dirs_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/bboozzoo/mconnect/dirs"
+)
+
+func TestUserDirs(t *testing.T) {
+	restore := dirs.MockUserHome("/home/foo")
+	defer restore()
+
+	assert.Equal(t, dirs.UserCache(), "/home/foo/.cache/mconnect")
+	assert.Equal(t, dirs.UserConfig(), "/home/foo/.config/mconnect")
+	assert.Equal(t, dirs.UserData(), "/home/foo/.local/mconnect")
+}
diff --git a/dirs/export_test.go b/dirs/export_test.go
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index 0000000..e5f28f2
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+++ b/dirs/export_test.go
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+//    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+//    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+//    You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+//    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+//    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+//    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+//    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+//    limitations under the License.
+package dirs
+
+func MockUserHome(home string) (restore func()) {
+	old := userHome
+	userHome = home
+	return func() {
+		userHome = old
+	}
+}