Add detailed documentation for "NONEXISTENT"

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<varlistentry>
<term><option>NONEXISTENT</option> (string)</term>
<listitem>
<para>
If a system account intentionally does not have a home directory
that exists, this string can be provided in the /etc/passwd
entry for the account to indicate this. The result is that pwck
will not emit a spurious warning for this account.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>