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# PetscViewerPushFormat
Sets the format for a `PetscViewer`. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscsys.h" 
PetscErrorCode PetscViewerPushFormat(PetscViewer viewer, PetscViewerFormat format)
```
Logically Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***viewer -*** the `PetscViewer`
- ***format -*** the format





## Note
See `PetscViewerFormat` for available values


## See Also
 [](sec_viewers), `PetscViewer`, `PetscViewerFormat`, `PetscViewerASCIIOpen()`, `PetscViewerBinaryOpen()`, `MatView()`, `VecView()`,
`PetscViewerSetFormat()`, `PetscViewerPopFormat()`

## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/interface/viewa.c.html#PetscViewerPushFormat">src/sys/classes/viewer/interface/viewa.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex5.c.html">src/dm/impls/plex/tutorials/ex5.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/tutorials/ex22.c.html">src/dm/tutorials/ex22.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/tutorials/ex7.c.html">src/dm/tutorials/ex7.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex27.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex27.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex34.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex34.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex54.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex54.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex55.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex55.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex56.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex56.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/tutorials/ex10.c.html">src/mat/tutorials/ex10.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex17.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex17.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex1f.F90.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex1f.F90</A><BR>


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