{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "dump-utmp",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dump-utmp/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-15T14:40:07Z",
    "synopsis": "dump-acct [-r|--reverse] [-R|--raw] [-n|--num recs] [-h|--help] [ files]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "dump-utmp - print an utmp file in human-readable format.\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "dump-acct [-r|--reverse] [-R|--raw] [-n|--num recs] [-h|--help] [ files]\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "dump-acct   filename  prints  a  list  of  all  logins.  This  list  is  usually  written  in\n/var/log/wtmp.\n\nAll fields are separated by vertical line.  Fields  are:  user  name,  tty,  type,  id,  pid,\nhostaddr, host, time.\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-h, --help",
                    "content": "Prints  the  usage string and default locations of system files to standard output and\nexits.\n",
                    "flag": "-h",
                    "long": "--help"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-n, --num recs",
                    "content": "Number of lines to print.\n",
                    "flag": "-n",
                    "long": "--num"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-r, --reverse",
                    "content": "Start printing from last records.\n",
                    "flag": "-r",
                    "long": "--reverse"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-R, --raw",
                    "content": "Print raw records, not human-readable.\n\n",
                    "flag": "-R",
                    "long": "--raw"
                }
            ]
        },
        "FILES": {
            "content": "wtmp   The system wide login record file. See wtmp(5) for further details.\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "login(1), wtmp(5), init(8), sa(8).\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "The GNU accounting utilities were written by Noel Cragg <noel@gnu.ai.mit.edu>.\n\nThis manual page was written by Ognyan Kulev <ogi@fmi.uni-sofia.bg>  and  updated  by  Daniel\nBaumann <daniel@debian.org> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).\n\n\n\n6.4pre1                                      2006-04-22                                 DUMP-UTMP(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "dump-utmp - print an utmp file in human-readable format.",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": "--help",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Prints the usage string and default locations of system files to standard output and exits."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-n",
            "long": "--num",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Number of lines to print."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-r",
            "long": "--reverse",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Start printing from last records."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-R",
            "long": "--raw",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Print raw records, not human-readable."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "login",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/login/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "wtmp",
            "section": "5",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/wtmp/5/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "init",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/init/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "sa",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/sa/8/json"
        }
    ]
}