modify a user account
-a
- Add the user to the supplementary group(s). Use only with the -G option.
-c
- The new value of the user's password file comment field.
-d
- The user's new login directory.
-e
- The date on which the user account will be disabled.
-f
- The number of days after a password expires until the account is permanently disabled.
-g
- The group name or number of the user's new initial login group. The group must exist.
-G
- A list of supplementary groups which the user is also a member of.
-l <new_login>
- The name of the user will be changed from LOGIN to NEW_LOGIN.
-m
- Move the content of the user's home directory to the new location. This option is only valid in combination with the -d option.
-p
- The encrypted password, as returned by crypt.
-s
- The name of the user's login shell.
-u
- The new numerical value of the user's ID.