LAST(1)

NAME
last — indicate last logins by user or terminal

SYNOPSIS
last [-number] [-f filename] [-t tty] [-h hostname] [-i address] [-l] [-y] [name...]

DESCRIPTION
Last looks back in the wtmp file which records all logins and logouts for information about a user, a teletype or any group of users and teletypes. Arguments specify names of users or teletypes of interest. If multiple arguments are given, the information which applies to any of the arguments is printed. For example ``last root console'' would list all of root's sessions as well as all sessions on the console terminal. Last displays the sessions of the specified users and teletypes, most recent first, indicating the times at which the session began, the duration of the session, and the teletype which the session took place on. If the session is still continuing or was cut short by a reboot, last so indicates.

The pseudo-user reboot logs in at reboots of the system.

Last with no arguments displays a record of all logins and logouts, in reverse order.

If last is interrupted, it indicates how far the search has progressed in wtmp. If interrupted with a quit signal last indicates how far the search has progressed so far, and the search continues.

OPTIONS

-number
    limit the number of entries displayed to that specified by number.

-f filename
    Use filename as the name of the accounting file instead of /var/log/wtmp.

-h hostname
    List only logins from hostname.

-i IP address
    List only logins from IP address.

-l  List IP addresses of remote hosts instead of truncated host names.

-t tty
    List only logins on tty.

-y  Also report year of dates.

FILES
/var/log/wtmp — login data base

AVAILABILITY
The last command is part of the util-linux-ng package and is available from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux-ng/.