.TH LAST 1
.SH NAME
last, uptime \- display recent on-line session records, show uptime
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBlast\fR [\fB\-f \fIfile\fR]\fR [\fB\-r\fR] [\fB\-\fIn\fR] [\fIname\fR] [\fItty\fR] ...\fR
.br
\fBuptime\fR
.br
.de FL
.TP
\\fB\\$1\\fR
\\$2
..
.de EX
.TP 20
\\fB\\$1\\fR
# \\$2
..
.SH OPTIONS
.TP 5
.B \-f
# Use \fIfile\fR instead of /usr/adm/wtmp
.TP 5
.B \-r
# Search backwards only to last reboot
.TP 5
.B \-u
# Print uptime since last reboot
.TP 5
.B \-\fIn\fP
# Print a maximum of \fIn\fR lines
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP 20
.B last reboot
# When was the system last rebooted?
.TP 20
.B last ast
# When was the last login for ast?
.TP 20
.B last \-10 tty00 tty01
# Display last 10 logins on tty00 or tty01
.TP 20
.B uptime
# Display uptime (likewise \fBlast \-u\fR)
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.I Last
Searches backward through the login administration file (default is
\fI/usr/adm/wtmp\fR), printing information about previous logins and
reboots.
During a long search, the SIGQUIT signal (CTRL-\\) causes \fIlast\fR to 
display how far back it has gone; it then continues. 
.PP
.IR Uptime ,
an alias for
.IR "last \-u" ,
displays the time the system is running since the last reboot.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR who (1),
.BR utmp (5).