Linux in a Nutshell, 6th Edition

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.