The current last command displays the logout time, which is largely redundant since the login time and session duration are already shown. Additionally, by default, the output omits the year, making log data harder to interpret.
A new option (e.g., -c or --compact) would be useful which:
- hides the logout timestamp column
- displays the login date/time in a complete, compact format, e.g.,
YYYY-mm-dd HH:MM:SS
This would make last output more concise and easier to parse.
The current
lastcommand displays the logout time, which is largely redundant since the login time and session duration are already shown. Additionally, by default, the output omits the year, making log data harder to interpret.A new option (e.g.,
-cor--compact) would be useful which:YYYY-mm-dd HH:MM:SSThis would make
lastoutput more concise and easier to parse.