LAST(1)                    Commands and Applications                   LAST(1)

NAME

       last - indicate last logins of users and ttys

SYNOPSIS

       last [-n] [-f file] [-h host] [-t tty] [user ...]

DESCRIPTION

       Last will list the sessions of specified users, ttys, and hosts, in re‐
       verse time order.  Each line of output contains the user name, the  tty
       from  which the session was conducted, any hostname, the start and stop
       times for the session, and the duration of the session.  If the session
       is  still continuing or was cut short by a crash or shutdown, last will
       so indicate.

       -f file
              Last reads the file file instead of the default, /var/log/wtmp.

       -n     Limits the report to n lines.

       -t tty Specify the tty.  Tty names may be given fully  or  abbreviated,
              for example, "last -t 03" is equivalent to "last -t tty03".

       -h host
              Host names may be names or internet numbers.

       If  multiple  arguments are given, the information which applies to any
       of the arguments is printed, e.g., "last root -t  console"  would  list
       all of root's sessions as well as all sessions on the console terminal.
       If no users, hostnames or terminals are specified, last prints a record
       of all logins and logouts.

       The pseudo-user reboot logs in at reboots of the system, thus "last re‐
       boot" will give an indication of mean time between reboot.

       If last is interrupted, it indicates to what date the search  has  pro‐
       gressed.   If interrupted with a quit signal last indicates how far the
       search has progressed and then continues.

FILES

       /var/log/wtmp
              login data base

SEE ALSO

       lastcomm(1), utmp(5), ac(8)

HISTORY

       Last appeared in 3.0BSD.



GNO                              15 April 1998                         LAST(1)