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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?   last Syntax   last Examples   last Command Manual / Help   Linux last Command Source Code   Related Linux Commands   Summary  

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:

Related Linux Commands  

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

  • Linux w Command
  • Linux id Command
  • Linux who Command

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.

On this page:
What is Linux last Command?   last Syntax   last Examples   last Command Manual / Help   Linux last Command Source Code   Related Linux Commands   Summary  
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