Create a home directory for the specified user with values from /etc/passwd and contents of /etc/skel

make-home-dir

#!/bin/sh

/usr/bin/getent passwd $1 2>&1 > /dev/null

if [ $? -ne 0 ];
then
  echo "Invalid user"
  exit 1
fi

uid=`/usr/bin/getent passwd $1 | /bin/cut -d: -f3`
gid=`/usr/bin/getent passwd $1 | /bin/cut -d: -f4`
home=`/usr/bin/getent passwd $1 | /bin/cut -d: -f6`

if [ -d "${home}" ];
then
  echo "${home} exists"
  exit 2
else
  /bin/mkdir -pv "${home}"
  /bin/cp -rv /etc/skel/. ${home}/
  /bin/chown -Rv ${uid}.${gid} ${home}
fi

exit 0