etcupdate -p, and other uses of etcupdate(8) (was: Has the update procedure changed?)

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From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2023 17:16:35 UTC

On 07/08/2023 16:51, Kevin Oberman wrote:
> UPDATING seems to match the Makefile except that Makefile is far less 
> detailed. The Makefile even says "See src/UPDATING `COMMON ITEMS' for 
> more complete information."
>
> …  "etcupdate -p". …

<https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@fbfortune/110960171470986602> prompted me to 
look at 
<https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/commit/1909a1f4947d85e27564a3fa54d3df6f71a065dc#diff-e5eba14393c650ee8e8bcd7ca7a2d2dfecd6d15e54b927b89d04ed7eb1eb93baR540-R546>. 

Is this fortune-provided tip outdated?