wtmptail(1)

WTMPTAIL(1) General Commands Manual WTMPTAIL(1)

NAME

wtmptail - generate wtmp statistics

SYNOPSIS

wtmptail [-fwtmpfile]

DESCRIPTION

The program wtmptail shows all new entries in the wtmp-file (which resides usually in /var/log). This way one can watch users login and logout. Optionally, a filename can be given. That file will then be used instead of the default which is /var/log/wtmp.

OPTIONS

-f wtmpfile
wtmp-file to read from.
-n x
Number of records to read from the wtmp file initially.
-V
Show version and exit.
-h
This help.

BUGS

None. This program is totally bug-free.

SEE ALSO

http://www.vanheusden.com/wtmptail/

NOTES

This page describes wtmptail as found in the wtmptail-1.3 package; other versions may differ slightly. Mail corrections and additions to folkert@vanheusden.com. Report bugs in the program to folkert@vanheusden.com.

2003-09 wtmptail