LAST(1)                              BSD                               LAST(1)



NAME
     last - indicate last logins of users and teletypes

SYNOPSIS
     last [ -N ] [ name ... ] [ tty ... ]

DESCRIPTION
     last looks 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 users' names or teletypes of interest.  You
     can specify teletype names fully, or abbreviate them.  For example, "last
     0" is the same as "last tty0".  If you specify multiple arguments, last
     prints the information that applies to any of the arguments.

     last prints the sessions of the specified users and teletypes, most
     recent first, indicating the time the session began, the duration of the
     session, and the teletype 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, thus

          last reboot

     gives an indication of mean time between reboots.

     If you don't specify an argument, last prints a record of all logins and
     logouts, in reverse order.  Specify -N to limit the report to N lines.

     If last is interrupted, it indicates how far the search has progressed in
     wtmp.  If interrupted with a quit signal (usually generated by a CTRL-\)
     last indicates how far the search has progressed so far, and continues
     the search.

EXAMPLES
     The following command lists all of root's sessions as well as all
     sessions on the console terminal.

          last root console

FILES
     /usr/adm/wtmp       Log-in database
     /usr/adm/shutdownlog     Records shutdowns and the reasons for them

SEE ALSO
     lastcomm(1), wtmp(5), ac(8)