# PetscInfoGetFile
Gets the name and FILE pointer of the file where `PetscInfo()` prints to
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscsys.h"
PetscErrorCode PetscInfoGetFile(char **filename, FILE **InfoFile)
```
Not Collective; No Fortran Support
## Output Parameters
- ***filename -*** The name of the output file
- ***InfoFile -*** The FILE pointer for the output file
## Note
This routine allocates and copies the filename so that the filename survives `PetscInfoDestroy()`. The user is
therefore responsible for freeing the allocated filename pointer afterwards.
## See Also
`PetscInfo()`, `PetscInfoSetFile()`, `PetscInfoSetFromOptions()`, `PetscInfoDestroy()`
## Level
advanced
## Location
src/sys/info/verboseinfo.c
## Examples
src/mat/tutorials/ex7.c.html
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