diff --git a/IPython/Magic.py b/IPython/Magic.py
index 695a064..9e41a83 100644
--- a/IPython/Magic.py
+++ b/IPython/Magic.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Magic functions for InteractiveShell.
 
-$Id: Magic.py 1126 2006-02-06 02:31:40Z fperez $"""
+$Id: Magic.py 1140 2006-02-10 17:07:11Z vivainio $"""
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       Copyright (C) 2001 Janko Hauser <jhauser@zscout.de> and
@@ -2220,7 +2220,7 @@ Defaulting color scheme to 'NoColor'"""
                       'in alias definitions.')
             else:  # all looks OK
                 self.shell.alias_table[alias] = (nargs,cmd)
-                self.shell.alias_table_validate(verbose=1)
+                self.shell.alias_table_validate(verbose=0)
     # end magic_alias
 
     def magic_unalias(self, parameter_s = ''):
@@ -2267,7 +2267,7 @@ Defaulting color scheme to 'NoColor'"""
         
         path = filter(os.path.isdir,os.environ['PATH'].split(os.pathsep))
         alias_table = self.shell.alias_table
-
+        syscmdlist = []
         if os.name == 'posix':
             isexec = lambda fname:os.path.isfile(fname) and \
                      os.access(fname,os.X_OK)
@@ -2293,17 +2293,21 @@ Defaulting color scheme to 'NoColor'"""
                             # where N is the number of positional arguments of the
                             # alias.
                             alias_table[ff] = (0,ff)
+                            syscmdlist.append(ff)
             else:
                 for pdir in path:
                     os.chdir(pdir)
                     for ff in os.listdir(pdir):
                         if isexec(ff):
                             alias_table[execre.sub(r'\1',ff)] = (0,ff)
+                            syscmdlist.append(ff)
             # Make sure the alias table doesn't contain keywords or builtins
             self.shell.alias_table_validate()
             # Call again init_auto_alias() so we get 'rm -i' and other
             # modified aliases since %rehashx will probably clobber them
             self.shell.init_auto_alias()
+            db = self.getapi().getdb()
+            db['syscmdlist'] = syscmdlist
         finally:
             os.chdir(savedir)
         
diff --git a/IPython/iplib.py b/IPython/iplib.py
index a1212fa..16f17a4 100644
--- a/IPython/iplib.py
+++ b/IPython/iplib.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Requires Python 2.3 or newer.
 
 This file contains all the classes and helper functions specific to IPython.
 
-$Id: iplib.py 1131 2006-02-07 11:51:54Z vivainio $
+$Id: iplib.py 1140 2006-02-10 17:07:11Z vivainio $
 """
 
 #*****************************************************************************
@@ -601,6 +601,19 @@ class InteractiveShell(object,Magic):
         self.init_auto_alias()
     # end __init__
 
+    def pre_config_initialization(self):
+        """Pre-configuration init method
+
+        This is called before the configuration files are processed to
+        prepare the services the config files might need.
+        
+        self.rc already has reasonable default values at this point.
+        """
+        rc = self.rc
+        
+        self.db = pickleshare.PickleShareDB(rc.ipythondir + "/db")
+
+    
     def post_config_initialization(self):
         """Post configuration init method
 
@@ -609,7 +622,6 @@ class InteractiveShell(object,Magic):
 
         rc = self.rc
         
-        self.db = pickleshare.PickleShareDB(rc.ipythondir + "/db")
         # Load readline proper
         if rc.readline:
             self.init_readline()
diff --git a/IPython/ipmaker.py b/IPython/ipmaker.py
index b3a39be..657b6a9 100644
--- a/IPython/ipmaker.py
+++ b/IPython/ipmaker.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Requires Python 2.1 or better.
 
 This file contains the main make_IPython() starter function.
 
-$Id: ipmaker.py 1120 2006-02-01 20:08:48Z vivainio $"""
+$Id: ipmaker.py 1140 2006-02-10 17:07:11Z vivainio $"""
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Fernando Perez. <fperez@colorado.edu>
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ object? -> Details about 'object'. ?object also works, ?? prints more.
         IP_rc.colors = 'NoColor'
         IP_rc.xmode = 'Plain'
 
+    IP.pre_config_initialization()
     # configure readline
     # Define the history file for saving commands in between sessions
     if IP_rc.profile: