etc-update is supposed to be run after merging a new package to see if there
are updates to the configuration files. If a new configuration file will
override an old one, etc-update will prompt the user for a decision.
etc-update will check all directories specified on the command line. If no
paths are given, then the CONFIG_PROTECT variable will be used. All config
files found in CONFIG_PRO‐TECT_MASK will automatically be updated for you by
etc-update.
Paths come from the repository package-file index for the observed builds. They describe archive/package associations, not every file that will exist on a running system after maintainer scripts, alternatives, generated state, diversions, or installation choices.
Each row is recorded package-index metadata for one version, architecture, suite, and repository. Names, URLs, and sizes are source-reported; a link is a potentially mutable retrieval location, not an OpenFactory redistribution claim or proof that OpenFactory retained the artifact bytes.