boundary/website/content/docs/commands/users/index.mdx

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page_title: users - Command
description: |-
  The "users" command performs operations on Boundary user resources.
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# users

Command: `boundary users`

The `users` command lets you perform operations on Boundary user resources.

## Example

The following command creates a user with the name `prodops` and the description `For ProdOps usage`:

```shell-session
$ boundary users create -name prodops -description "For ProdOps usage"
```

## Usage

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```shell-session
Usage: boundary users <subcommand> [options] [args]

  # ...

Subcommands:
    add-accounts       Add accounts to a user within Boundary
    create             Create a user
    delete             Delete a user
    list               List a user
    read               Read a user
    remove-accounts    Remove accounts from a user within Boundary
    set-accounts       Set the full contents of the accounts on a user within Boundary
    update             Update a user
```

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For more information, examples, and usage, click on the name
of the subcommand in the sidebar or one of the links below:

- [add-accounts](/boundary/docs/commands/users/add-accounts)
- [create](/boundary/docs/commands/users/create)
- [delete](/boundary/docs/commands/users/delete)
- [list](/boundary/docs/commands/users/list)
- [read](/boundary/docs/commands/users/read)
- [remove-accounts](/boundary/docs/commands/users/remove-accounts)
- [set-accounts](/boundary/docs/commands/users/set-accounts)
- [update](/boundary/docs/commands/users/update)