Linux last Command

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:

• last source code on GitHub
• util-linux releases on kernel.org

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.