etcupdate -p, and other uses of etcupdate(8)

In reply to: Tomoaki AOKI : "Re: 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: Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:09:31 UTC

On 28/08/2023 09:53, Tomoaki AOKI wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Aug 2023 18:16:35 +0100
> Graham Perrin<grahamperrin@gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> On 07/08/2023 16:51, Kevin Oberman wrote:
>>> …
>>>
>>> …  "etcupdate -p". …
>> <https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@fbfortune/110960171470986602>  …
>>
>>
>> Is this fortune-provided tip outdated?
> … for src updates, no [3].

> [3]
> https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-current/2023-August/004210.html

This, in particular:

> run "etcupdate" after every upgrade

I mean, I never ran the command without an option, just once at an 
indeterminate stage after an upgrade.

I learnt to run it first with option -p _before_ installworld (i.e. 
during an upgrade), then a run with option -B after installworld.