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# DMShellCreate
Creates a `DMSHELL` object, used to manage user-defined problem data 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdmshell.h"  
PetscErrorCode DMShellCreate(MPI_Comm comm, DM *dm)
```
Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***comm -*** the processors that will share the global vector



## Output Parameter

- ***shell -*** the `DMSHELL`





## See Also
`DMDestroy()`, `DMCreateGlobalVector()`, `DMCreateLocalVector()`, `DMShellSetContext()`, `DMShellGetContext()`

## Level
advanced

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/shell/dmshell.c.html#DMShellCreate">src/dm/impls/shell/dmshell.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/tutorials/swarm_ex3.c.html">src/dm/tutorials/swarm_ex3.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex65.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex65.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex73.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex73.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex73f90t.F90.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex73f90t.F90</A><BR>


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