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From: Xin Li <delphij@delphij.net>
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To: Joe <j.harman@f5.com>, freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
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On 02/25/14 13:48, Joe wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am having trouble understanding the "Corrected" version strings
> in security advisories.  Could you tell me (or point me to
> documentation about) what the "-p" extensions mean?

That's patchlevel.  -p1 means patchlevel 1.

If you have -p2, that means you have fixes from all up to patchlevel 2.

Cheers,
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Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net>    https://www.delphij.net/
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