snippetbashTip

utmpdump — Dump and load btmp, utmp, and wtmp accounting files. More information: <https://manned.org/utmpdump>

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

Viewed 0 times

commandandutmploadclibtmputmpdumpdump

linux

Problem

How to use the utmpdump command: Dump and load btmp, utmp, and wtmp accounting files. More information: <https://manned.org/utmpdump>.

Solution

utmpdump — Dump and load btmp, utmp, and wtmp accounting files. More information: <https://manned.org/utmpdump>.

Dump the /var/log/wtmp file to stdout as plain text:

utmpdump {{/var/log/wtmp}}

Load a previously dumped file into /var/log/wtmp:

utmpdump {{[-r|--reverse]}} {{dumpfile}} > {{/var/log/wtmp}}

Code Snippets

Dump the `/var/log/wtmp` file to `stdout` as plain text

utmpdump {{/var/log/wtmp}}

Load a previously dumped file into `/var/log/wtmp`

utmpdump {{[-r|--reverse]}} {{dumpfile}} > {{/var/log/wtmp}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/utmpdump

Revisions (0)

No revisions yet.