4.3BSD-Reno/share/man/cat1/last.0

LAST(1)                     UNIX Reference Manual		       LAST(1)

NNAAMMEE
     llaasstt - indicate last logins of users and ttys

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
     llaasstt [--#] [--ff _f_i_l_e] [--hh _h_o_s_t] [--tt _t_t_y] [user ...]

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     LLaasstt will list the sessions of specified _u_s_e_r_s, _t_t_y_s, and _h_o_s_t_s, 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, llaasstt will so
     indicate.

     --ff _f_i_l_e   LLaasstt reads the file _f_i_l_e instead of the default, /_v_a_r/_l_o_g/_w_t_m_p.

     --#        option limits the report to # lines.

     --tt _t_t_y    Specify the _t_t_y.  Tty names may be given fully or abbreviated,
	       e.g., ``last -t 03'' is equivalent to ``last -t tty03''.

     --hh _h_o_s_t   _H_o_s_t 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, llaasstt prints a record
     of all logins and logouts.

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

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

FFIILLEESS
     /_v_a_r/_l_o_g/_w_t_m_p   login data base


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

HHIISSTTOORRYY
     LLaasstt appeared in 3 BSD.