[Bug 251743] uname -r shows 12.2-RELEASE-p1 on 12.2-RELEASE-p2

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--- Comment #3 from Evilham <contact at evilham.com> ---
Thanks, I have read both freebsd-version(1) and uname(1).

Indeed that, and seeking not to special-case FreeBSD when dealing with multiple
BSDs is where confusion comes from.

For comparison, uname(1) in other BSDs:
     -r      print the operating system release.

And from uname(1) in FreeBSD:
     -r      Write the current release level of the operating system to
             standard output.

That description would seem to imply that "12.2-RELEASE-p2" is the expected
output on a fully upgraded system.

The replies to this bug report appear to indicate that that's not supposed to
be the case, so could we patch uname(1) to reflect what uname -r actually
means?

I lack the understanding as to what the slight difference is and what exactly
uname -r means, so I don't feel confident proposing the documentation patch.

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