Name
last
Synopsis
last [options] [username] [ttynumber]
Display a list of the most recent logins, taken from the file /var/log/wtmp by default. If you specify a tty number or username, the output displays only the logins for that user or terminal.
Options
- -a
Display the hostname from which logins originated in the last column.
- -d
For remote logins, display both IP address and hostname.
- -f filename
Get the list of logins from filename. The default source is /var/log/wtmp.
- -i
Like -d, but display the IP address in numbers-and-dots notation.
- -n number, -number
Choose how many lines of logins to display. Thus, last −7 or last -n 7 displays seven lines.
- -R
Do not show the hostname.
- -x
Display shutdown messages and runlevel messages.
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