diff --git a/sbin/rcorder/rcorder.8 b/sbin/rcorder/rcorder.8
--- a/sbin/rcorder/rcorder.8
+++ b/sbin/rcorder/rcorder.8
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd June 10, 2023
+.Dd February 6, 2025
 .Dt RCORDER 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@
 lines, in which case it provides no conditions, and may contain zero
 .Ql REQUIRE
 lines, in which case it has no dependencies.
+A file with zero
+.Ql PROVIDE
+lines is ignored by 
+.Xr rc 8 ,
+and will not execute during system startup.
 There must be at least one file with no dependencies in the set of
 arguments passed to
 .Nm
diff --git a/share/man/man8/rc.8 b/share/man/man8/rc.8
--- a/share/man/man8/rc.8
+++ b/share/man/man8/rc.8
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd September 20, 2024
+.Dd February 6, 2025
 .Dt RC 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -293,6 +293,12 @@
 .Dq Li BEFORE
 keywords.
 .Pp
+Scripts without a 
+.Dq PROVIDE
+entry are ignored by
+.Nm
+and are not executed during system startup.
+.Pp
 Each script is expected to support at least the following arguments, which
 are automatically supported if it uses the
 .Fn run_rc_command