>Then what it would do is search for all binaries on the system (i.e. executable files), and create it's own database. Then it could have a flag in the database

>Then what it would do is search for all binaries on the system (i.e. executable files), and create it's own database. Then it could have a flag in the database that certain ones are not "registered", but when you try to run them, it echos "this command is available at /path/to/executable" but hasn't been linked. To link run `linpath activate binary_name`. You ... just described updatedb and locate Don't want to use the binary in $PATH? Give the full path to the one you want