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# PetscInfo

Logs informative data, which is printed to standard output or a file when the option -info <file> is specified.

### Synopsis

    #include <petscsys.h>
    PetscErrorCode PetscInfo(void *vobj, const char message[])
    PetscErrorCode PetscInfo1(void *vobj, const char formatmessage[],arg1)
    PetscErrorCode PetscInfo2(void *vobj, const char formatmessage[],arg1,arg2)
    etc

Collective over PetscObject argument

### Input Parameter

| vobj | - object most closely associated with the logging statement or NULL
| message | - logging message
| formatmessage | - logging message using standard "printf" format

### Options Database Key

       -info : activates printing of PetscInfo() messages

Fortran Note: This function does not take the vobj argument, there is only the PetscInfo() version, not PetscInfo1() etc.

### Example of Usage

        Mat A

        double alpha

        PetscInfo1(A,"Matrix uses parameter alpha=%g\n",alpha);

### See Also

PetscInfoAllow()

Level:intermediate
Location: src/sys/info/verboseinfo.c
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Index of all manual pages

### Examples

src/sys/examples/tutorials/ex3f.F.html
src/ksp/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex10.c.html