Linux last Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use last commmand in Linux. last command is last, lastb - show a listing of last logged in users
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What is Linux last Command?

In this tutorial we learn how to use last command in Linux. last command is last, lastb - show a listing of last logged in users

last Syntax

       last [options] [username...] [tty...]
       lastb [options] [username...] [tty...]

last Examples

last Command Manual / Help

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of last command.

last command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for last command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man last

To open info page for last command we can use command below.

info last

To open help page from last command we can run command below.

last --help

Linux last Command Source Code

You can find last command source code from the folowing repositories:

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to use last in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.