# PetscInfoSetFile
Sets the printing destination for all `PetscInfo()` calls
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscsys.h"
PetscErrorCode PetscInfoSetFile(const char filename[], const char mode[])
```
Not Collective
## Input Parameters
- ***filename -*** Name of the file where `PetscInfo()` will print to
- ***mode -*** Write mode passed to PetscFOpen()`
## Note
Use filename = NULL to set `PetscInfo()` to write to `PETSC_STDOUT`.
## See Also
`PetscInfo()`, `PetscInfoSetFile()`, `PetscInfoSetFromOptions()`, `PetscFOpen()`
## Level
advanced
## Location
src/sys/info/verboseinfo.c
## Examples
src/mat/tutorials/ex7.c.html
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