diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a8e0bd9..57334ba 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ variety of languages and technologies. These are things that don't really warrant a full blog post. These are mostly things I learn by pairing with smart people at [Hashrocket](http://hashrocket.com/). -_445 TILs and counting..._ +_446 TILs and counting..._ --- @@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ _445 TILs and counting..._ - [Last Argument Of The Last Command](unix/last-argument-of-the-last-command.md) - [Less With Style](unix/less-with-style.md) - [List All Users](unix/list-all-users.md) +- [List Of Sessions To A Machine](unix/list-of-sessions-to-a-machine.md) - [Only Show The Matches](unix/only-show-the-matches.md) - [Open The Current Command In An Editor](unix/open-the-current-command-in-an-editor.md) - [Partial String Matching In Bash Scripts](unix/partial-string-matching-in-bash-scripts.md) diff --git a/unix/list-of-sessions-to-a-machine.md b/unix/list-of-sessions-to-a-machine.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5d18ac7 --- /dev/null +++ b/unix/list-of-sessions-to-a-machine.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# List Of Sessions To A Machine + +The `last` command is a handy way to find out who has been connecting to a +machine and when. + +> Last will list the sessions of specified users, ttys, and hosts, 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 a crash or shutdown, last will so +> indicate. + +In particular, this can be useful for finding an IP address that you want to +connect to. + +See `man last` for more details.