LAST(1) General Commands Manual LAST(1)
NAME
last - display recent on-line session records
SYNOPSIS
last [-f file] [-r] [-n] [name] [tty] ...
OPTIONS
-f Use file instead of /usr/adm/wtmp
-r Search backwards only to last reboot
-n Print a maximum of n lines
EXAMPLES
last reboot # When was the system last rebooted?
last ast # When was the last login for ast?
last -10 tty00 tty01
# Display last 10 logins on tty00 or tty01
DESCRIPTION
Last Searches backward through the login administration file (default is /usr/adm/wtmp), printing information about previous logins and
reboots. During a long search, the SIGQUIT signal (CTRL-) causes last to display how far back it has gone; it then continues.
SEE ALSO
login(1).
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