diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 81cdf8e..47cf60f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ need it
 - `coreutils` - used for basic OS operations
 - `sudo` - execute commands as `qemu`
 - `socat` - monitor machines via Unix sockets
-- `diskpath` and `sockpath` - see [Installation
-instructions](#installation-instructions)
+- `pathof` - see [Installation instructions](#installation-instructions)
 - any text editor - used for builtin function to edit launching scripts
 
 ## Installation instructions
diff --git a/bin/qemush b/bin/qemush
index 96d0cad..77cad28 100755
--- a/bin/qemush
+++ b/bin/qemush
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public_start() {
     QEMUSH_NAME="$1"
 
     set -- "$@" \
-        -monitor "unix:$(sockpath),server,nowait" \
+        -monitor "unix:$(pathof socket),server,nowait" \
         -daemonize
     if ! "$@"; then
         perror "error launching virtual machine \"${QEMUSH_NAME}\""
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public_attach() {
     QEMUSH_NAME="$1"
     shift
 
-    exec socat -,echo=0,icanon=0 "UNIX-CONNECT:$(sockpath)"
+    exec socat -,echo=0,icanon=0 "UNIX-CONNECT:$(pathof socket)"
 }
 
 # List running virtual machines
@@ -103,14 +103,14 @@ public_ls() {
 public_diskadd() {
     QEMUSH_NAME="$1"
     shift
-    exec qemu-img create -f qcow2 "$(diskpath)" "$1"
+    exec qemu-img create -f qcow2 "$(pathof disk)" "$1"
 }
 
 # Delete a disk
 public_diskrm() {
     for disk in "$@"; do
         QEMUSH_NAME="$disk"
-        rm -vi -- "$(diskpath)"
+        rm -vi -- "$(pathof disk)"
     done
 }
 
diff --git a/qemu/bin/diskpath b/qemu/bin/diskpath
deleted file mode 100755
index 85a74aa..0000000
--- a/qemu/bin/diskpath
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-
-# Invoked on termination if the last command failed
-error() { >&2 echo "$(basename "$0"): failed"; }
-
-# Trap errors
-trap error EXIT
-
-# Assert that the QEMUSH_NAME variable is not null
-[ -n "$QEMUSH_NAME" ]
-
-# Release the trap
-trap - EXIT
-
-# Print the actual string
-printf %s/%s.qcow2\\n ~/disks "$QEMUSH_NAME"
diff --git a/qemu/bin/pathof b/qemu/bin/pathof
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..470a66a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu/bin/pathof
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+# Invoked on termination if the last command failed
+error() { >&2 echo "$(basename "$0"): ${*}"; }
+error_envvar() { error "missing environment variable QEMUSH_NAME"; }
+error_arg() { error "invalid argument \"${*}\""; }
+
+# Assert that the QEMUSH_NAME variable is not null
+trap error_envvar EXIT
+[ -n "$QEMUSH_NAME" ]
+
+# Determine the base dir to use
+trap 'error_arg "$*"' EXIT
+case "$1" in
+    disk)
+        basedir=disks
+        extension=qcow2
+        ;;
+    socket)
+        basedir=sockets
+        ;;
+    spice)
+        basedir=spice
+        extension=sock
+        ;;
+    *)
+        false
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# Release the trap
+trap - EXIT
+
+# Print the actual string
+basedir="${HOME}/${basedir}"
+[ -n "$extension" ] && extension=".${extension}"
+printf %s/%s%s\\n "$basedir" "$QEMUSH_NAME" "$extension"
diff --git a/qemu/bin/sockpath b/qemu/bin/sockpath
deleted file mode 100755
index a840abe..0000000
--- a/qemu/bin/sockpath
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-
-# Invoked on termination if the last command failed
-error() { >&2 echo "$(basename "$0"): failed"; }
-
-# Trap errors
-trap error EXIT
-
-# Assert that the QEMUSH_NAME variable is not null
-[ -n "$QEMUSH_NAME" ]
-
-# Release the trap
-trap - EXIT
-
-# Print the actual string
-printf %s/%s ~/sockets "$QEMUSH_NAME"
diff --git a/qemu/launchers/windows10 b/qemu/launchers/windows10
index 2dd6771..b1013ff 100755
--- a/qemu/launchers/windows10
+++ b/qemu/launchers/windows10
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export QEMUSH_RAM=4G
 
 # Launch the virtual machine
 exec kvm-spice \
-	-drive file="$(diskpath)",if=virtio \
+	-drive file="$(pathof disk)",if=virtio \
 	-net user,hostname="${QEMUSH_NAME}" \
 	-usbdevice tablet \
 	-name "$QEMUSH_NAME" \