Linux lastb Command

What is Linux lastb Command?#

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

lastb Syntax#

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

lastb Examples#

lastb Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of lastb command. lastb command also have --help option to show list of options.

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

man lastb

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

info lastb

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

lastb --help

Linux lastb Command Source Code#

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

• lastb 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 lastb in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.