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Date:      Sat, 23 Apr 2016 22:57:55 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r298525 - head/usr.sbin/pw
Message-ID:  <201604232257.u3NMvt2w054474@repo.freebsd.org>

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Author: wblock (doc committer)
Date: Sat Apr 23 22:57:54 2016
New Revision: 298525
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/298525

Log:
  Add a single example of adding a user that roughly corresponds with the
  adduser example in the Handbook.
  
  MFC after:	1 week

Modified:
  head/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8

Modified: head/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8
==============================================================================
--- head/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8	Sat Apr 23 22:31:58 2016	(r298524)
+++ head/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8	Sat Apr 23 22:57:54 2016	(r298525)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd March 27, 2016
+.Dd April 23, 2016
 .Dt PW 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -954,6 +954,18 @@ Pw default options file
 .It Pa /var/log/userlog
 User/group modification logfile
 .El
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+Add new user Glurmo Smith (gsmith).
+A gsmith login group is created if not already present.
+The login shell is set to
+.Xr csh 1 .
+A new home directory at
+.Pa /home/gsmith
+is created if it does not already exist.
+Finally, a random password is generated and displayed:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+pw useradd -n gsmith -c "Glurmo Smith" -s /bin/csh -m -w random
+.Ed
 .Sh EXIT STATUS
 The
 .Nm



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