=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/last/last.1,v retrieving revision 1.12 retrieving revision 1.13 diff -u -r1.12 -r1.13 --- src/usr.bin/last/last.1 2000/03/06 03:17:38 1.12 +++ src/usr.bin/last/last.1 2000/03/08 03:11:30 1.13 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: last.1,v 1.12 2000/03/06 03:17:38 aaron Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: last.1,v 1.13 2000/03/08 03:11:30 aaron Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: last.1,v 1.3 1994/12/21 22:41:23 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990, 1993 @@ -42,31 +42,34 @@ .Nd indicate last logins of users and ttys .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm last -.Op Fl Ns Ar c +.Op Fl csT .Op Fl Ns Ar n -.Op Fl Ns Ar s -.Op Fl Ns Ar T .Op Fl f Ar file .Op Fl h Ar host .Op Fl t Ar tty .Op Fl d Ar [[yy]yy[mm[dd[hh]]]]mm[.ss] .Op Ar user ... .Sh DESCRIPTION +The .Nm last -will either (1) list the sessions of specified +utility will either (1) list the sessions of specified .Ar users , .Ar ttys , and .Ar hosts , in reverse time order, or (2) list the users logged in at a specified snapshot date & time -in reverse time order. Each line of output contains +in reverse time order. +Each line of output contains the user name, the tty from which the session was conducted, any hostname, the start and stop times for the session, and the duration -of the session. If the session is still continuing or was cut short by +of the session. +If the session is still continuing or was cut short by a crash or shutdown, .Nm last will so indicate. +.Pp +The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width indent-two .It Fl c Calculates the total time displayed and prints it after the output. @@ -80,16 +83,16 @@ Limits the report to .Ar n lines. -.It Fl Ar s +.It Fl s Display time values in seconds since the epoch, instead of formatted dates. .It Fl t Ar tty Specify the .Ar tty . tty names may be given fully or abbreviated, for example, -.Dq Li "last -t 03" +.Ic last -t 03 is equivalent to -.Dq Li "last -t tty03" . +.Ic last -t tty03 . .It Fl h Ar host .Ar host names may be names or internet numbers. @@ -155,25 +158,26 @@ multiple arguments are given, and a snapshot time is not specified, the information which applies to any of the arguments is printed, e.g., -.Dq Li "last root -t console" +.Ic last root -t console would list all of -.Dq Li root Ns 's +.Li root Ns 's sessions as well as all sessions on the console terminal. If no -users, hostnames or terminals are specified, +users, hostnames, or terminals are specified, .Nm last prints a record of all logins and logouts. .Pp The pseudo-user -.Ar reboot +.Dq reboot logs in at reboots of the system; thus -.Dq Li last reboot +.Ic last reboot will give an indication of mean time between reboot. .Pp If .Nm last is interrupted, it indicates to what date the search has -progressed. If interrupted with a quit signal +progressed. +If interrupted with a quit signal .Nm last indicates how far the search has progressed and then continues.