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# PetscViewerBinarySkipInfo
Binary file will not have `.info` file created with it 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscviewer.h"   
PetscErrorCode PetscViewerBinarySkipInfo(PetscViewer viewer)
```
Not Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***viewer -*** `PetscViewer` context, obtained from `PetscViewerCreate()`



## Options Database Key

- ***-viewer_binary_skip_info -*** true indicates do not generate `.info` file





## Notes
This must be called after `PetscViewerSetType()`. If you use `PetscViewerBinaryOpen()` then
you can only skip the info file with the `-viewer_binary_skip_info` flag. To use the function you must open the
viewer with `PetscViewerCreate()`, `PetscViewerSetType()`, `PetscViewerBinarySkipInfo()`.

The `.info` files contains meta information about the data in the binary file, for example the block size if it was
set for a vector or matrix.

This routine is deprecated, use `PetscViewerBinarySetSkipInfo()`


## See Also
 [](sec_viewers), `PETSCVIEWERBINARY`, `PetscViewerBinaryOpen()`, `PetscViewerBinaryGetDescriptor()`, `PetscViewerBinarySetSkipOptions()`,
`PetscViewerBinaryGetSkipOptions()`, `PetscViewerBinaryGetSkipInfo()`

## Level
advanced

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c.html#PetscViewerBinarySkipInfo">src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c</A>


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