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LAST(1)								       LAST(1)

NAME
       last - display login and logout information about users and terminals

SYNOPSIS
       last [-a] [-n number | -number] [-f filename]
	    [name | tty]...

DESCRIPTION
       The  last  command  looks in the /var/adm/wtmpx file, which records all
       logins and logouts, for information about a user, a  terminal,  or  any
       group  of users and terminals. Arguments specify names of users or ter‐
       minals of interest. If multiple arguments are  given,  the  information
       applicable  to  any of the arguments is printed. For example, last root
       console lists all of root's sessions, as well as all  sessions  on  the
       console	terminal.   last  displays the sessions of the specified users
       and terminals, most recent first, indicating the	 times	at  which  the
       session	began,	the duration of the session, and the terminal on which
       the session took place. last also indicates whether the session is con‐
       tinuing or was cut short by a reboot.

       The  pseudo-user reboot logs in when the system is shutdown and when it
       reboots.	 Thus,

	 last reboot

       gives an approximate record of when the operating system	 instance  was
       shutdown and when it rebooted. This can be used to calculate the avail‐
       ability of the operating system over time.

       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 /var/adm/wtmpx. If interrupted with a quit signal  (generated	 by  a
       CTRL−\),	 last  indicates  how  far the search has progressed, and then
       continues the search.

OPTIONS
       The following options are supported:

       -a
				Displays the hostname in the last column.

       -f filename
				Uses filename as the name  of  the  accounting
				file instead of /var/adm/wtmpx.

       -n number|-number
				Limits the number of entries displayed to that
				specified by number. These options are identi‐
				cal; the -number option is provided as a tran‐
				sition tool only  and  is  removed  in	future
				releases.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       Date  and  time	format	is  based  on  locale specified by the LC_ALL,
       LC_TIME, or LANG environments, in that order of priority.

FILES
       /var/adm/wtmpx
			 accounting file

SEE ALSO
       utmpx(4), attributes(5)

				 Jul 24, 2004			       LAST(1)
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